He who walks under the Sun. _ Content Warnings Violence, blood, religious trauma, manipulation, psychological abuse, war themes. _ What to Expect -morally gray fantasy -trauma, healing, devotion -slow-burn mlm romance (enemies to lovers) -action, magic, political rot -found family -gallows humor -sprinkles of comedy -Roughly 2k words per chapter -Updates twice a week -Season 1 completed (~380k words) _______________________________________ Once, Caelus Moraine walked in the Light. The perfect templar, devout servant of the Sun God, the First Sword of the Church. Until the Holy See forced him into Blightreach. Into the den of heathens and heretics, the rejects and the cutthroats. Into the hands of the Mercenary King. Observe. Learn. Destroy. That was the mission. Wasn't it? Then why did everything he knew, everything he was, slipped through his fingers under the watchful gaze of the Beast? Why was this man everything the Church claimed to be, yet never quite managed to reach? As Caelus unravels the truth behind his Church, his god, and the sun-touched creature he was meant to kill, something dark and ancient stirs beneath their feet. Faith crumbles. Anchors bleed. People vanish. And monsters... keep choosing mercy. _______________________________________ My apologies if some of the words are used incorrectly! Please let me know if you notice something odd. English is not my first language. The story will be cross-posted on Royal Road. AI was used for language, grammar and proofreading. The scenes, characters, dialogues and world were written by me. The cover artwork drawn by me.