Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-35941743-20190304195312/@comment-26417457-20190712010510

I think it would be best if her death was the result of her own actions, rather than the fault of Ruby or any other protagonist. I can imagine her lust for power getting the best of her, as she absorbs so much power (somehow) that her body is unable to take it and combusts, I could Ruby trying to stop her from doing this. Or she is knocked off a cliff by Ruby, Ruby decides to be the better person and tries to help her by attempting to grab her hand but fails as Cinder lands into a conviently placed pit of spikes.

Either that or her arrogance upsets Salem so much that Salem executes her in front of team RWBY.