Talk:Aura/@comment-24573226-20160527132446/@comment-26397825-20160605014602

When Cardin was beating up Jaune, he was being bruised. And the bruises didn't heal by the end of the scene either. The shot of the bruises not being on Jaune's face was an animation error.

I think aura speeds up the regeneration process when the user is no longer feeling threatened/reacting to their fight or flight response/getting an adrenaline surge. While the adrenaline surge is happening, it focuses more on shielding from damage, which is why in a proper fight people with their aura unlocked don't get hurt until their aura runs out.

Jaune got bruised simply because his control of aura is sloppy. It wouldn't surprise me if he unconsciously lowered his aura during that scene by thinking 'I deserve these hits', which allowed Cardin to do actual damage to him. Then the Ursa appeared and the aura focused on shielding in response to the fight or flight response Jaune was facing, which is why his bruises didn't heal during the fight. They probably healed by the time they got back to the dorms, as he was no longer feeling as though he deserved the hits, and his fight or flight response had settled down.

Well, that's just a theory of mine anyway.