Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-96.233.74.45-20140413040730/@comment-24144063-20140829182252

I think healing is just a part of Aura. When he heals himself in the Emerald Forest Pyrrha just comments that he has alot of aura, and as of Episode 5 they still haven't figured out what his semblance is. That wierd flash of light that hurt Cardin's hand in Forever Fall was a hint that his semblance was some sort of shield (beyond the usual shield granted by aura). People often say that that was just his aura activating, but aura seems to be something that's always active by default, and it has always been shown to just soften blows, not act like a brick wall hurting the attacker.