Paladin: The Manga is a fantasy/sci-fi series, manhwa-style, created by author Ryu Kee-Oun and artist Jung-Hu. It began in 2011, and as of April 2012 has published 40 chapters. The series is set on a medieval planet where The Empire and the Alliance of United Kingdoms have recently ended their war, in The Empire's favor. The story begins where a group of mercenaries, insulted at a kingdom without a (more-than-infantile) king for rejecting payment, decides to "reposess" the entire kingdom. One pope-like figure, The Oracle, is all that stands between a corrupted paladin and his throne.