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| conflict    = Showdown at Karakul Lake
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| caption     = Karakul Lake, the location of the Showdown
| date        = 28 October 2040
| place       = Karakul Lake, Bactria Province, Lorica
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| result      = Tryphonic Council victory
* Ziyaad and Michael IV slain
* Kataibatic Tablet destroyed by the Council
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* {{flagicon image|State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|22px}} [[Abdul Rashid of the Levant|Abdul Rashid]]
* {{flagicon image|State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg|22px}} [[Kasimira zu Schärtal-Tangersten]]
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The '''Showdown at Karakul Lake''', also commonly known as '''the Clash at Karakul Lake''', '''the Seleucid Clash''', '''the Clash of the Century''', the '''Battle of the Descendants''' and the '''Two Hours of Fate''', was a confrontation fought between the [[Deseleni (Eordisverse)|Deseleni]] members of the [[Tryphonic Council]] and the [[Neo-Seleucid Movement]] during the [[Neocon War]]. Occuring on 28 October 2040, the battle was fought at Karakul Lake in Western Lorica as a private offer by [[Ziyaad of the Levant|Ziyaad]] to reach a final settlement between the Seleucid factions over the [[Kataibatic Tablet]]. The intense confrontation by the descendants resulted in a victory for the Tryphonic Council, with Ziyaad and [[Michael IV Timotheos]] slain. 

The [[Kataibatic Event]] galvanized the Council's resolve to stop Ziyaad from using the Tablet further, and caused several defections among those of the [[Neo-Seleucid Movement]], which included [[Alice Janggok]]. After the Second Cataclysm, the Council were further galvanized to find Ziyaad and the others, but without much success. A week after the Second Cataclysm, an encrypted USB drive from Ziyaad was sent to Erebonia which contained a video conveying the offer for a duel in the remote Karakul Lake, and a photo of [[Ronja zu Schärtal-Tangersten]] beheaded. It was received via a secure delivery to [[Fort Daidoji Kitagawa]] five days before 26 October. After viewing the contents, [[Abdul Rashid of the Levant|Prince Abdul Rashid]] ordered the assembly of combat-able descendants to accept the offer, which also included [[Kasimira zu Schärtal-Tangersten]]. On the night of 26 October, the two groups met and the duel opened with tremendous power. The showdown lasted for a two hours, and ended with Rashid and Kasimira slaying Ziyaad and destroying the Tablet.  

Upon their return, peace negotiations were made, which officially ended the Neocon War. News of the Showdown eventually reached worldwide circulation, and instilled a cultural impact among Eordis' populace; one of which was the art collection ''[[Mural of the Epic Clash between the Descendants of Seleucus Nicator]]''. 

==Background==

==Combatants==

===Tryphonic Council===
* [[Abdul Rashid of the Levant]]
* [[Kasimira zu Schärtal-Tangersten]]
* [[Amaryllis Karakatsanis]]{{KIA}}
* [[Iossif Karakatsanis]]
* [[Alice Janggok]]{{KIA}}
* [[Persefoni MacAulay Cosmides]]{{KIA}}
* [[Theofylaktos, Prince Geradeia]]
* [[Jaffar Golchin]]
* [[Mohammad Golchin]]{{KIA}}

===Neo-Seleucid Movement===

* [[Ziyaad of the Levant]]{{KIA}}
* [[Michael IV Timotheos]]{{KIA}}
* [[Stephen Heliocles]]
* [[Janggok Chi-hun]]
* [[Janggok Hyo-jin]]{{KIA}}
* [[Zarmouhi Astvadzadourian]]
* [[Vartouhi Astvadzadourian]]{{KIA}}
* [[Arzelig le Bal]]{{KIA}}
* [[Damianos, Prince Kastorissa]]{{KIA}}

==The showdown==

==Aftermath==

==Legacy==
The fight's fantastical and also mythological qualities left bystanders from the nearby Karakul town with a mystified impression, and recounts and recordings were made which then made worldwide circulation

===Radio broadcast=== 

===Footage===
Recordings made by a number of the town's citizens were published onto the Internet, all of which were rendered viral. 

===The ''Mural''===
{{main|Mural of the Epic Clash between the Descendants of Seleucus Nicator}}
Seven months after the Showdown, a number of artists, both digital and physical, assembled together to produce a collection artwork to commemorate the event. Named the "Mural of the Epic Clash between the Descendants of Seleucus Nicator," their art was published on their eponymous website, and their website gained over 1 billion visitors by March 2025. Later, official galleries opened up all around the globe, including [[Quenmin]], [[Joyonghea]], [[Concordia and the Soryu]], [[Rubrum and the Peristylium|Rubrum]] and [[Gallia]], the [[Great Lucis and Accordo|United Kingdom]], [[Archadian Federation]], and [[Erebonian Empire|Erebonia]].

{{Gallery
| title        = Artwork from the ''Mural''
| align        = center
| height       = 500px
| File:JaffarAndHyoJin.jpg
| ''Jaffer vs. Hyo-jin''
| File:TheofylaktosAndDamianos.jpg
| ''Theofylaktos vs. Damianos''
| File:KasimiraAndPersefoni.jpg
| ''Kasimira vs. Arzelig''
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