Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki:Featured articles/This month's featured article/2023

Openers for articles that have been featured in 2023.

January
The Featured Article this time around is about the Aztec Calendar Stone, derivatives of which Etzali faced during his time in GROUP.

As its name suggests, the original calendar stone is a complex ancient calendar used by the Aztecs, arranged in a circle and inscribed on stone. The contents of the calendar stone are sufficient to produce original-class grimoires, even with only a portion of the stone's overall content.

Under Tecpatl's leadership, the Return of the Winged One mass-produced calendar stone-derived grimoires to arm the cabal's soldiers. Two such grimoires are known; the Time related to Life and Death, a dissertation expanding on such times in the calendar and written on animal skin, and the Moon Rabbit, based on the story of the Fifth Sun's creation and inscribed on a collection of stone tablets.

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March
The Featured Article this time concerns Shadow Metal, a rumored substance which doesn't naturally exist in the world.

According to rumors, when many different esper abilities clash (such as during the Daihaseisai), a metal that doesn't exist naturally is created. This urban legend has been considered baseless and the result of increased security during the Daihaseisai to prevent people from stealing DNA maps during the games.

However, there is actually some truth to the rumor, as Shadow Metal has indeed been produced on a few occasions, during certain interactions involving powerful esper abilities and similar strong powers. At present, many of the details concerning the properties of the mysterious substance and how it is generated are still unknown.

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