Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-35757751-20180602170102/@comment-36105773-20180708183812

73.Anon.52 wrote: ElderWqnd wrote: Maybe, but I don't see how the bug could have both removed Cinder's eye and shredded the nerves in her arm. It turned to stone in a single instant and could have only damaged one. Also, keep in mind that the bug transferred the Maiden powers up Cinder's right arm and formed a "mask" in her RIGHT EYE. However, Cinder lost her left eye at Beacon. Because it was not turned to stone in an instant, THE SEW blast took some time, and if you watch the scene Ruby uses the SEW, it is all shown in a mirrored image in Ruby's perspective.

The bug is not contained in one part of Cinder's body, she tells it where to go by making it fear her, but when it saw Ruby, it started running before she activated the SEW, Cinder herself also likely insulated it the entire time, but not completely, so it gradually did more and more damage to Cinder as it went, but Eyes are very delicate. That seems like a rather far-fetched theory. I don't think Cinder controls the bugs or can make them move throughout her body. Even so, it would be nearly impossible for the bug to travel from the eye to the arm inside a human body from an anatomy standpoint.