Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27143816-20160704021457/@comment-5430952-20160704194605

I don't think those black spheres are what Qrow was talking about, to me he made it sound like Salem was building an armada of sorts, something to finish off what's left of mankind after the Second Great War has reached its destructive peak. I'm sure the black spheres have some connection to Salem's plans, but I don't think they're the "weapons of mass destruction" Qrow had mentioned.

Though I agree Qrow can't possibly defeat her, it's amazing he was able to infiltrate her domain and discover "the things she's built." I'm betting that dragon-shaped continent, the one without a kingdom, is Salem's realm. So it could indeed be Ruby's fate to take down the Queen of Hatred, that must be why Ozpin valued her so much, even going so far as to assign her team to a mission meant for third or fouth years. As Blake said in Season 2, the enemy won't wait for them to graduate, and they surely didn't. So now Ruby has to learn out on the battlefield, and she definitely has, if the trailer is anything to go by.

And you're probably right that Salem had a hand in Summer's fate. And fully epxects Ruby to fail as well. Though that will only be if she tries fighting Salem on her terms. The Queen of Hatred has said there would be no victory in strength, but I doubt she'll be bested in single combat. I can see a repeat of the end ing of the PS1 game Wild ARMs 2, where ther hero must fight the legendary demon, Lord Blazer, alone, much like the "Chosen One" from long ago who failed to completely destroy the demon. But the hero wasn't alone, the whole world was uniting behind him with their hopes and wishes. And against the power of a united planet, Lord Blazer had no chance and was completely defeated. Maybe this is what's in store for Salem, that's why she's striving to divide and conquer so much, because a united mankind would indeed threaten her. Of course she won't admit they would actually win, though that could be overconfidence on her part. But we'll see.