Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-50.152.223.57-20131030032352/@comment-3257939-20131030045456

All of our tools and equipment are conduits for aura  -Pyrrha Nikos

According to Pyrrha, there is a high possibility that Adam focused his aura on his weapon to absorb the dust and counter it with the same energy he absorbed. This could be the same case with Crimson but I'm not quite sure.

''By baring your soul outward as a force, you can deflect harm. -The Emerald Forest, Pt. 1''

If you think about it, this could be a semblance. Pyrrha's aura went black when she used her semblance so this proves that Semblance and Aura are connected. Adam's semblance could be the absortion of Dust with the use of his aura, instead of deflecting harm, he absorbs it and strikes back with an attack of his own by using the Dust now turned into Aura, that's why he was glowing even more.

The ability to absorb dust sounds like a very useful semblance just the glyphs.