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Or it could fit with another name like Aura Absorption. I analyzed it and these are my results:

We saw that Cardin punched him in the face and the result was a flash. Cardin's hand took damage while Jaune was healed. The idea of healing doesn't explain why Cardin was damaged and the idea of the forcefield doesn't explain how Jaune healed his wounds. Those are two different things and Semblances focus on only one thing so we can't think of a Semblance that has both abilities.

But if we explain it with the idea that Jaune absorbed Cardin's Aura then we get this: When Cardin touched him, the Aura of his body was absorbed by the Semblance which made his own Aura weak compared to Jaune's and as a result: Cardin became a branch while Jaune was a tree. And since he absorbed the Aura, he had enough not only to defend himself but also heal his wounds. That's why Cardin got damaged while Jaune was healed.

It also fits the description of how Dust can be combined with Jaune's Semblance. If it was healing or a forcefield then how can Fire or Ice Dust be combined with it? Ice healing? Fire Forcefield? Jaune will get freezed or burned like this. But if it was Aura Absorption then if someone attacks Jaune while he's using Ice Dust or Fire Dust with his Semblance then it's going to either freeze or burn the person who makes contact with Jaune.

The only problem is that this Semblance would be useless against Grimm since they have no soul but that also goes for Adam since he can only absorb Dust and Grimm can't use Dust. It could be a real irony that his family is actually famous for fighting people instead of Grimm since this Semblance can explain how his family was able to become warriors despite only using a simple sword and shielth.