Location from Iron Prince by Bryce O\
The inter-school competition venues where Galens' cadets fight rival academies — and where Rei's team proves that rankings don't tell the whole story.
The Sectionals tournament is the second book's central event — inter-school competition where Galens fields teams against rival academies from across the Astra System. The tournaments are broadcast, wagered on, and treated with the cultural significance of a championship sporting event. For Rei's team, Sectionals is the ultimate test: can a squad anchored by a cadet whose starting rank was F compete against the best teams from other elite academies? The answer reshapes how the system thinks about potential, growth, and what the rankings actually measure.
Large-scale tournament facilities designed for multi-academy competition. Multiple arenas, spectator seating for thousands, broadcast infrastructure for system-wide viewing. The production values are professional sports-level — this is entertainment as much as military evaluation. Each venue reflects the host academy's character.
Also known as: Sectionals, The Tournament, Inter-School Competition