Talk:Silver-Eyed Warrior/@comment-36216412-20191117022218/@comment-35434444-20200219140111

Magic in RWBY is code for psychic energy. As manifestations of the anima, the maidens are effectivly conduits to an unlimited supply of it. As such the power they weild is limited only by how much thier minds can take I.E how much unconscious contents they can assimilate.

Salem represents this as well, but as time passes it may be appropriate to think of her as an aspect of the Self which, dauntingly, like every other autonomous complex, has it's own dark side.

The silver eyed power reresenting the Self more broadly can supersede that of the maiden's when roused, but they don't have an special susceptibility to it.

Salem's presence has a distorting effect on the silver eyed power, allowing her to absorb it and enhance the grimm, which is why Summer could not have bested her. Only when it is fully realized can it be a match for her disruptive influence.