Talk:Cinder Fall/@comment-149.172.160.137-20150305181010/@comment-25555436-20150305191418

But then it wouldn't be an Aura shield exactly, but rather focusing one's Aura in one place (in this case, the hands). With Aura Shield, I imagine something more like an actual shield, projected from the hand and forming some kind of oval "barrier" big enough to cover the user's front.

As for the 1st pic, I always thought that was simply the bullets exploding before they reached Cinder, thanks to creative use of Fire Dust on her part. The look of the explosions can be taken as a special effect chosen because it was "cooler looking".