The Legend of Sun Knight

The Legend of Sun Knight is a Taiwanese novel series written by Yu Wo. It was originally published in Taiwan, later also being translated into Thai. The series was completed in eight volumes, and Yu Wo wrote several spin-offs. It was later adapted into a manhua. Narrated by the eponymous Sun Knight, Grisia Sun, the story follows the exploits of the 38th generation of the Twelve Holy Knights. It takes place on a polytheistic, fictional continent during a pseudo-medieval time period, with a social structure similar to that found in high fantasy role-playing games.
In this world, where gods are real and constantly striving for power, various religions have formed to worship the most powerful deities. The oldest and most respected of these religions is the Church of the God of Light, based in the Kingdom of Forgotten Sound. The Church of the God of Light was founded and led by the renowned Twelve Holy Knights, each of whom had a distinctive personality. The following generations of the Twelve Holy Knights are expected to have the same recognizable characteristics, forcing them to conceal their true selves.

Plot

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The corrupt king of Forgotten Sound attempted to weaken the Church of the God of Light by framing Grisia Sun, the 38th generation Sun Knight, for the murder of a royal guard. When the guard was resurrected as a Death Knight, a powerful undead creature, Sun investigated and discovered that the guard was his childhood friend Roland. With the help of Pink, the necromancer that resurrected Roland, and the rest of the Twelve Holy Knights, Sun revealed the truth behind Roland's death and overthrew the king. At the coronation of the crown prince, the Son of the God of War proposed to the princess, who was secretly in love with the Hell Knight. Sun arranged for a battle to be held for the hand of the princess, and with Roland's help made the Son of the God of War concede the match.
Soon after this, Sun and Elmairy Leaf traveled to the Kingdom of Moon Orchid to attend a wedding, arriving to find that the bride had been kidnapped and they had to join a rescue team to bring her back. At one point, Sun was separated from the team in order to help the previous Sun Knight retrieve a treasure called the Eternal Silence. During his absence, Leaf was killed in a battle with the kidnapper. Upon his return, Sun successfully resurrected Leaf but permanently lost his sight as a result. When Sun hunted down the kidnapper to exact his revenge, the kidnapper revealed himself to be the Silent Eagle, a high-ranking official of the Cathedral of the Shadow God. Before Sun could kill him for harming Leaf, Pink stepped in, claiming to be one of the three lich acolytes of the Shadow God. Sun then named the Silent Eagle “Awaitsun” as a reminder to eternally await Sun's revenge.
Following a confrontation with Pink, Sun woke up with amnesia in the Kingdom of Kissinger, where he joined an adventuring group as their cleric. The group attempted to capture a unicorn, only succeeding when a mysterious girl called Scarlet guided Sun to it. On their way to collect the reward, the group fought the Ice Knight and took him as a hostage. The remaining Twelve Holy Knights came together to stop them, unfortunately waking a dragon in the process. Sun regained his memories just in time to help the Twelve Holy Knights defeat the dragon.
Upon returning to Forgotten Sound, the Twelve Holy Knights discovered that the capital, Leaf Bud City, was being overrun by undead creatures that shared a connection with Scarlet. To combat Scarlet, Sun asked Pink and a dark elf named Aldrizzt to teach him psychic magic. Using psychic magic, Sun and the Twelve Holy Knights managed to seal Scarlet inside the Eternal Silence. Sun was then summoned by the king to meet representatives of the Cathedral of the Shadow God, Awaitsun being one of them, who explained that a powerful dark creature called the Demon King would soon be awoken in Leaf Bud City. To Sun, Awaitsun privately revealed that Sun was one of the three candidates to become the Demon King.
While searching for the other candidates, Sun met two of the other Cathedral representatives, Stephen and Charlotte Anastas, who revealed themselves to be one of the lich acolytes and the second candidate, respectively. After defeating them, Sun tried to contact Pink to concede his candidacy, only to be killed by Roland, Pink's candidate, who then left to take the throne. After recovering from his resurrection, Sun traveled to the Cathedral of the Shadow God to confront Roland, successfully convinced him to step down, and took up the mantle of the Demon King himself. To prevent the dark magic from corrupting Sun, the Twelve Holy Knights cast a spell sealing his power, thus allowing him to remain the Sun Knight.

Characters

Forgotten Sound

The Church of the God of Light

The Twelve Holy Knights (38th Gen)

"Knight-Captain Sun"
Grisia Sun
“Knight-Captain Storm”
Theo Storm
“Knight-Captain Leaf”
Elmairy Leaf
“Knight-Captain Blaze”
Chikus Blaze
“Knight-Captain Earth”
Georgo Earth
“Knight-Captain Cloud”
Demos Cloud
“Knight-Captain Judgement”
Lesus Judgement
“Knight-Captain Ice”
Ecilan Ice
“Knight-Captain Moon”
Vival Moon
“Knight-Captain Metal”
Laica Metal
“Knight-Captain Stone”
Aivis Stone
“Knight-Captain Hell”
Elijah Hell
Roland Hell ''''

The Twelve Holy Knights (37th Gen)

Neo Sun
Lanbi Storm
Wen Leaf
Fahr Blaze
Chasel Judgement
Eller Ice
Hayseth Moon
Danzbert Metal ''''

Other Members of the Church

Pope of the Church of the God of Light
Cardinal of Light
Kylie
Adair
Ed
Kleenly
Luchi
Vidar Brigg
Noley
Tyler
'''Faterlin'''

Nobility of Forgotten Sound

King
King Archer
Princess Jasmine
'''Baron Gerland'''

Moon Orchid

Monastery of the God of War

Son of the God of War / Mike
'''Austin'''

Nobility of Moon Orchid

Queen of Moon Orchid
Princess Alice
Princess Ann
'''Princess Allie'''

Kissinger

Cathedral of the Shadow God

Pink
Scarlet
Stephen Anastas
Awaitsun
Charlotte Anastas
'''Illu'''

Adventurers

Aldrizzt
Woodrow's Party
'''Michel's Party'''

Media

Novels
Manhua
“Unbeatable”
“Female Warrior”
“39 - The Legend of Sun Knight”
'''Mobile Game'''