Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160807005311/@comment-5430952-20160816220242

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: A) The idea of Adam's Semblance being absorbing energy or anything, is just an assumption. If so, he would have no need to charge anything. In the Black Trailer, he even asked Blake to give him some time while he charged the attack. If his Semblance required absorbing anything, why not attack the mech himself to absorb any attacks it launched? Why charge as well?

And with the beam, I seriously doubt Adam absorbed anything. It only looks like he simply blocked the beam, something that's been done a million times in fiction, before unleashing the charged slash., Why charge it as well, you ask? It's because the Moonslice is a very difficult attack to utilize, if he could use it on the fly he'd practically be unstoppable. He clearly needed that fifteen seconds Blake gave him in order to prepare his attack, sort of like Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon from the Raditz battle in Dragon Ball Z.

And if he simply blocked the beam, why did his mask and emblem light up, much like Cinder's clothes do when she attacks? It tells me he absorbed the beam into his sword, a requirement for his devastating counterattack, then sent it right back. His sword and emblem glowed as well when he blocked Blake's rounds, yet he didn't concentrate, there really wasn't time. It's one of the weaknesses of his Semblance, which makes it tough to use in a fast-paced battle. Maybe if Blake tried using a more powerful attack, his Moonslice would've been more effective. But she did not have the will to fight him, so there was no chance of that happening.

B) It's irrelevant if Yang could take more damage with Aura remaining than Blake comparatively could, because at that point her Aura was taken down and any resistance it offered her was non-existent. She was as squishy as a normal person at that moment. Her Aura, what made her take so much damage and keep standing, was down to 0.

Yang, who as you said, could survive being punched through concrete pillars, had her hand sliced off and her Aura taken down instantly by Adam. If Adam was able to slice off her hand, he was more than capable of slicing off her head, legs, waist.

So why did he not kill her right there? Because he didn't feel like killing her off instantly. For what (in-universe) reason, who knows, but had Adam wanted, Yang would have lost far more than just a hand. I wouldn't say she was as squishy as a normal person, it seems to me you're underestimating her natural durability. Combined with her aura, and she's a walking tank.

And why, praytell, would he not feel like killing her? He doesn't seem the type to make idle threats, Blake knows this as well, which is why she didn't try calling his bluff. And he definitely didn't spare any of those students in the cafeteria, who knows how many he killed before Blake arrived. No, I'm more leaning towards he was serious about killing Yang, but he couldn't, not with an unprepared underpowered Moonslice. And I daresay he knew this, hence why he wasn't too surprised and immediately sought to finish the job.

2->Assuming Cinder would know.

>Assuming Cinder would even be in the condition to do anything (remember there's a likely chance she's frozen like the Dragon, or worse, and we don't know if it's temporary).

>Assuming Cinder would not be busy with something more important (like trying to kill the SEW). Oh she'd definitely know, especially with the tight rein she keeps on her pawns. If Adam got taken down she'd know very quickly, then deal with the perpetrator in short order. As for her being frozen, I thought that at first, but now I'm thinking she withstood the SEW but was called off by Salem before she could kill Ruby, citing the girl had achieved nothing (and she hadn't, that's the most frustrating part).

And even of she was preoccupied, she would find out soon enough, and then Blake would be in several worlds of hurt. So it'd be a losing venture if Blake tried taking down Adam alone, I fear she wouldn't live long enough to savor her victory.