Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 13

Synopsis
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Adapted From
Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 10

Major events

 * With the efforts of Stiyl Magnus, Touma is able to defeat Oriana Thomson.
 * Daihasei Festival's Night Parade illuminates Academy City skies and foils Oriana and Lidvia's plans on activating the Croce di Pietro and taking over Academy City for the Roman Catholic Church.
 * Lidvia falls into Laura Stuart's trap.

Characters
By order of appearance
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Oriana Thomson
 * Stiyl Magnus
 * Fukiyose Seiri
 * Himegami Aisa
 * Tsukuyomi Komoe (flashback-only)
 * Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Kamijou Shiina
 * Kamijou Touya
 * Index
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Laura Stuart (voice-only)
 * Aleister Crowley

New Characters
No notable characters were introduced during this episode.

Abilities

 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma, level 0
 * Shorthand Original - Oriana Thomson
 * Communication Spell
 * Several unnamed spells


 * Fire magic - Stiyl Magnus
 * Rune magic - Stiyl Magnus, Necessarius
 * Communication Spell - Laura Stuart

New Abilities

 * Croce di Pietro (failed to activate) - Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Unnamed spell used to slow down falling - Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Unnamed spell used to dampen impact - Lidvia Lorenzetti

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 23
 * The hospital Heaven Canceler works in
 * Windowless Building

New Locations
No new locations were introduced during this episode.

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first appearance of Aleister Crowley's Blasting Rod.
 * Kuroko is shown that she has fully recover different from the light novel.

Referbacks

 * Touma gets a flashback from episode 8 with Seiri and episode 11 with Aisa, before defeating Oriana.

Cultural References

 * The episode features the Blasting Rod, a rod that was supposedly owned by Charles Henry Allan Bennett, a good friend of the real world Aleister Crowley during his time with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The rod was said to have been used by Charles Bennett on a non-believer of it's power, rendering the person unconscious for fourteen hours.

Animation Trivia

 * Aleister Crowley's smile is stock footage which was first used in episode 6 of the first season.

Unanswered Questions

 * Is Lidvia and the pilot still alive?
 * What happen to the Croce di Pietro?
 * What kind of Punishment Game is Mikoto going to give him?
 * What is Aleister Crowley going to do about this Croce di Pietro incident?
 * What is Aleister Crowley's plan with Touma and his Imagine Breaker?

Quotes

 * Aisa:"I see.He didn't care who it was.He will help anyone that's in trouble.Even if it isn't me.Maybe I shouldn't have been helped.I might only be trouble to everyone."