Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-30530552-20171031173636/@comment-25936766-20171103213711

171.161.160.10 wrote: OK, dumb question, but given that Ozpin certainly seemed to be winning the fight against Cinder in the tower,any chance of a fill-in as to how she ended up winning? Simple: Aura is limited, Magic is not.

Aura doubles as your shield and your fuel for whatever fancy Aura tricks you wanna use. So doing, say, Aura Barriers uses up Aura just like receiving a hit would.

Maiden Magic does not require Aura, you can be at 0% Aura and still cause a firestorm.

All Cinder had to do was wait until Ozpin's Aura ran out, since the fight already was barely balanced. Then he would be dead since without Aura, he's just a strong old man, nothing that can compare to a woman who can cause Kamehamehas of Fire even without Aura.