Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26173711-20190509052121/@comment-25396609-20190604190128

You misunderstand me.

It's not that the powers wouldn't be able to function with their aura drained

It's that draining their aura would most likely take at least a portion of that power with it if used on a Maiden; in the exact same way as the machine and bug grimm seem to have functioned.