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Name: Aura Vision

User: Argent Glass, my blind OC

Introductrion: Allows the User to see the Aura of others, and is able to read the minds of any he makes direct eye contact with.

Range: Medium at first, though grows to Long over time

Type: I believe "Psychic" would fit best

Purpose: Utility

Visual Cue: The User's irises and pupils take on a mirror-like sheen. When reading a person's mind, that person's eyes will take on a similar appearance.

Auditive Cue: When eye contact is made, as small sizzling sound can be heard

Tier 1: Able to percieve the Auras of those who have their Auras unlocked ; Able to read surface level thoughts and feelings only ; Range: Medium

Tier 2: Able to percieve the Auras of all humans and faunus ; Able to read deeper thoughts, feelings, and memories ; Range: Somewhere between Medium and Long

Tier 3: Able to percieve the Auras of animals ; Able to project own thoughts, feelings, and memories into the minds of others ; Range: Long

General Limitations:


 * While the User's Vision allows him to see people, it does not help them percieve objects without Aura, such as Grimm or inanimate objects, and must rely on other methods to do so.


 * When reading a person's mind, the victim is constantly aware of what the User sees. and therefore there is no discretion in doing so. Also, in order to read one's mind, eye contact must be direct. Reflections and artificial images (i.e. video streaming) have no effect.


 * The User has limited to no control over his semblance. It is constantly active so long as he has Aura (whether he is engaging it or not) and eye contact will establish a link between his and the opponent's minds, regardless of intent, causing the User to constantly wear some form of blindfold or opaque sunglasses

Applications: As well as using the Vision to locate enemies and gauge their levels, the User is also capable of percieving semblances in use, as they are nothing more than the physical manifestation of Aura. For example, the User may be able to see through certain illusion semblances such as Neo's, as they would be able to see both the illusion being cast as well as the location of the real thing. However, they may find themselves sesceptible to other psychic semblances, such as Emerald's, which seem to project the illusion directly into the victim's mind.

I've also played with the idea that the User may be able to 'read' a person's emotional state, as one's Aura may vibrate or 'flow' differently depending on how they are feeling.

Notes:


 * Alternative Name: Mirrored Eyes, inspired by a line from 'Sacrifice', and the fact that this all meant to be an allusion to my OC being based on the Magic Mirror


 * I added the idea of being able to read one's mind by making eye contact due to the idea of Aura being generated by one's soul, and the idea of "the eyes are the windows to the soul"