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''<blockquote>“This year’s tournament,” Akura Charity continued, “will be the largest in history.”</blockquote>''After [[Makiel]] twisted the fate of Cradle in Skysworn,<ref>[[Summary:Skysworn#Chapter 2|''Skysworn'', Chapter 2]]</ref> and with other [[Dreadgod|Dreadgods]] starting to show signs of waking,<ref>[[Summary:Skysworn#Chapter 14|''Skysworn'', Chapter 14]]</ref> the current generation of [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarchs]] called for the commencement of 18th Uncrowned King tournament. (See also [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] for more info)
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[[Reigan Shen]] and [[Seshethkunaaz]] have proposed to use the security measures on western labyrinth to weaken the [[Dreadgod|Dreadgods]] enough for them to be killed, and are trying to use the tournament to convince the other Monarchs.<ref>[[Summary:Uncrowned#Chapter 14|''Uncrowned'', Chapter 14]]</ref>

The results of the tournament affect the decisions of the Monarchs, so it will decide the fate of [[Blackflame Empire]] and especially [[Sacred Valley]] where the labyrinth is located.

The tournament is hosted and organised by the [[Ninecloud Court]] in [[Ninecloud City]].<ref>[[Summary:Uncrowned#Chapter 7|''Uncrowned'', Chapter 7]]</ref>

[[Northstrider]], the Monarch of the Hungry Deep, appointed himself as the sole judge of the tournament, replacing a panel of independent experts from all around the world.<ref name=":0">[[Summary:Uncrowned#Chapter 10|''Uncrowned'', Chapter 10]]</ref>

His direct involvement will ensure the safety of the young participants, so that they cannot die unless he wishes them to, and will be able to display their skills in full. <ref name=":0" /><br />

==Participants==
There are eight factions, and each one has four teams.

The total number of participants is 96.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
![[Akura Family|Akura Clan]]
![[House Arelius]]
![[Ninecloud Court]]
![[Northstrider]]
![[Reigan Shen]]
![[Seshethkunaaz]]
![[Eight-Man Empire]]
![[Emriss Silentborn]]
|-
|Main team

*[[Akura Mercy]]
*[[Akura Pride]]
*[[Wei Shi Lindon]]
|Core family

*[[House Arelius|Veris Arelius]]
*[[House Arelius|Altavian Arelius]]
|Sha family

*Sha Miara
|Wastelanders

*[[Ziel]]
|[[Stormcallers]]

*Therian Nills
*Calan Archer<br />
|Gold dragons

*[[Sopharanatoth]]
|Ghost-Blade
|Dreadnought City
|-
|Secondary team

*[[Akura Grace]]
|
|Moonwater
|
|[[Redmoon Hall]]

*[[Yan Shoumei]]
*Blacksword
|Black dragons

*[[Blackflame Empire: A Timeline|Naian Blackflame]]
|Flame-Gift
|
|-
|[[Frozen Blade School]]
|
|
|
|[[Abyssal Palace]]
|Green dragons
|Blood-Chorus
|
|-
|[[Blackflame Empire]]

*[[Naru Saeya]]

*[[Eithan Arelius]]

*[[Yerin Arelius]]
|
|
|
|[[Silent Servants]]
|Red dragons
|Nine-Hands
|
|}

*[[Sha Miara]], the Ninecloud [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]], restricted herself to have the power of an Underlady so she could compete with her lessers.
*The secondary Akura team was forced to participate because [[Xorrus]], the dragon Herald, wiped out the [[Temple of Rising Earth]].
*Even though [[Tiberian Arelius]] has fallen, the Arelius were invited to participate in the tournament, since they are one of the oldest factions on Cradle.
*Naian Blackflame was first introduced as the 'Black Dragon Prisoner', he had been driven to madness by his power, and the Gold dragons were using him as a weapon. (See [[Blackflame Empire: A Timeline]] for details on Naian and his imperial family)
*A few teams were introduced without mentioning which faction they were part of:
**Tidewalkers.
**The Five Sisters of the Iceflower continent.
**The Ironheart Legion of Rosegold.

==The tournament in Uncrowned==

===First Round===

===Second Round===

===Third Round===

===Fourth Round (Top 16)===
Since there were exactly 16 participants remaining, Northstrider decided that the fourth round will be in the format of single-elimination matches, with the opponents selected by Northstrider himself. However, he cha get things up to surprise the contestants with the unexpected. Final rounds listed below 
#Wei Shi Lindon Arelius vs Yerin Arelius —  Yerin (see Uncrowned)
#Eithan Arelius va Sha Miara — Eithan (ch 3, Wintersteel)
#Ziel vs Therian Nills — Ziel (ch 4, Wintersteel)
#Akura Mercy vs Ulrok Crag-Strider — Mercy (ch 4, Wintersteel)
#Yan Shoumei vs Blacksword  — Yan Shoumei (ch 5, W)
#“Kenvata Nasuma Juvari vs Sopharanatoth  — Sopharanatoth (ch 5, W)

#Eithan Arelius vs Yan Shoumei —  Yan Shoumei (Eithan threw the match for terms negotiated with [[Reigan Shen]])


#Yan Shoumei vs Yerin Arelius
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#Akura Mercy vs Sopharanatoth
#Yerin bs Sopharanatoth
#?
#?
#?

Only the first match of the round has taken place so far, with [[Wei Shi Lindon|Lindon]] facing [[Yerin Arelius|Yerin]] instead of [[Sopharanatoth|Sophara]], after Northstrider surprised them by switching opponents.

The match ends with Lindon losing, after Yerin had successfully achieved a reflection of the [[Sword Icon]] in their final clash of techniques.

===Abidan intervention===
After the [[Mad King]] acquired the false Scythe from the [[Iri|Angler]], the [[Abidan]] intervened directly with Cradle and other Iterations in order to promote recruitment into their ranks.

In Cradle, the intervention took place immediately after the match between Lindon and Yerin. (See [[Uncrowned]])

All of the tournament participants and Monarch factions were teleported to the arena, and the spectators were teleported out.

Kiuran of the Hounds appeared before them all, encouraging the young participants not to follow their current Monarch’s example, and instead to choose to ascend when their time comes.

He also introduced a new grand prize for the winner: Penance, a legendary weapon [[Soulsmithing|soulforged]] by the founder of [[House Arelius]], Ozmanthus Arelius, aka [[Ozriel]]. The arrow will instantly end any one person it is instructed to kill, including a Monarch, a [[Dreadgod]]. . .

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