Talk:Dread in the Air/@comment-4010415-20171024222731/@comment-4010415-20171025075055

And we know that red Dust is, indeed, fire. Red has been fire Dust consistently throughout Volumes 1-5 thus far.


 * The pilot episode, one of the henchmen said "Burn, uncut" and the shopkeeper took out one of the bigger red crystals for him.


 * In The Emerald Forest, Myrtenaster glows red and then produces fire, which sets a tree on fire.


 * Octavia's dagger had red lines in it, and she used it to produce fire. (That was kinda Volume 3's art style for fire)

So, when red Dust = fire, Adam's red sword has been seen trailing fire, and Raven's sheath contains several different colors of blades including the same shade of red as Adam's, it's a pretty safe bet that at least part of the reason that Adam's blade is red is because it contains fire Dust.
 * Amber used the red crystal on her staff to shoot fire at Mercury.
 * And now, in this newest episode, at 9:00, the camera literally shows Myrtenaster switching over to red Dust immediately before Weiss starts shooting fireballs at the Lancers.