Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20160425022934/@comment-25396609-20160428053510

How may times have we seen someone wounded without their aura being totally depleted?

once.

And it was a bruise.

bruises are not life threatening, they don't get infected, meaning a bruise is not going to heal the same way a cut does; as aura has more important things to do than repair damage that, at worst, is going to sting a little for a few days.

Aura has a feeling factor, but it doesn't work the same way Wolverine's does. it is a limited supply of energy, that is shared between healing, preventing damage, and fueling a semblance (among other things) so it can be inferred that it only heals things that are actually dangerous or potentially life threatening.

broken bone? probably set and mend faster.

bleeding? right on that.

bruise on the cheek? you'll live.

Before you point out Yang's arm being cut off, or people thinking Mercury's leg was totally fucked; their auras were totally gone, and we don't know how severe injuries impact ability of it to regenerate.