Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-33883272-20171206174251/@comment-25396609-20171206203752

Just rewtached the scene, was mistaken about the power transfer not reaching Pyrrha. Keep in mind, however, that it RECEDED when Amber died, rather than continuing on into Pyrrha; and it remained Amber's, well, amber color of Aura rather than having any of Pyrrha's red. None of Pyrrha went with it. Additionally, no power came out of Pyrrha meaning the attempt to transfer the powers to her was unsuccesful, she did not gain any of it befor Amber was killed and the magic sought out itso ther half within Cinder.

Now, about the Maidens as a whole; keep in mind, while the power transfers the same way Ozpin's soul does, it is NOT a soul transfer; it is a transfer of pure magic, it is bound to the person's aura and when their aura ceases to exist entirely it is released from that anchor and seeks out a new host. No soul, nor aura, goes with it.

Ozpin is the old wizard who created the maidens, or rather he was in one of his past lives. THAT is why the legend is true. Keep in mind, even in our world mnay legends and fairy tales are based on true events and were simply exagerated or misinterpreted.

And finally, they are ashes, the glow was for dramatic effect much in the same way as Yang's arm being cut out resulted in blood that glowed gold rather than being red.

In regards to the armor, metal can burn too. It's difficult, the temperatures needed are absurd, but it CAN happen. Given the powers of the maiden's can control the very forces of nature it is not unreasonable to think Cinder can create high enough temperatures to cause bronze to combust.

In fact, all metal is constantly TRYING to burn. You know why? Fire, burning, is rapid oxidation. Rusting of iron and tarnishing of bronze? forms of slow oxidation. Heat it up and the oxidation occurs faster, get it hot enough and have enough oxygen around and it'll burn just like any piece of paper. In fact, when forging a sword or armor, you will see dark spots on the surface which break off when hammered; that is oxidation, rust, where the metal effectively burned on the surface.

Her body glowing was a result of being burned from the inside, much in the way that you can shine a sufficiently bright flashlight through your hand; the human body is NOT perfectly opaque