Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14312167-20140111211806/@comment-24374466-20140526151102

There’s no reason to think that what Ren does is Semblance. It is specifically shown while they are explaining Aura. Jaune states “It’s like a force field,” a word even you use to describe what Ren does. It’s not even the first time we see the technique – look at what Cinder does to block the shots from Crescent Rose in Ruby Rose.

In counter to your mention of charging up, that may be down to the nature of the semblance - how it works, and the task at hand. Pyrrha did seem particularly focused when moving Jaune’s weapon – this may be because it was not her own. Why the distinction? She uses it with seeming ease when retrieving her shield (the throwing against the Deathstalker, when it cuts off the tail), as well as throwing and retrieving her javelin (hear the magnetic pull when she gets it off the locker after Jaune and her first meet). Furthermore, she mentions how weapons are conduits for their Aura, implying a sort of connection between weapon and user. This may make it easier to use on her own weapons – another thing in support of that is how much of what Myrtenaster does seems to utilize the Glyphs stated to be from Weiss’ Semblance.

Back to the issue at hand, you mention the differences between Aura and Semblance. I do not mean to imply that this penalty is meant as an intended effect of his Semblance. Even you presuppose that there exists a connection between Aura and Semblance, one powering the other, when we don’t even know that much. I simply took it one step further, wondering why the connection should be one way. If Aura powers Semblance, and his Semblance allows him to temporarily take on energy for use (we agree on that), could this produce feedback into his Aura? The main reason I looked for an issue is the way Blake acted when he said he’d do it – as though he shouldn’t, or it was risky. Sure, it may have been about taking a hit from the thing, but the two just did that and seemed fine. So, I wondered, and arrived at what I gave – a temporary overcharging of Aura that manifest in it going haywire. It may not even be limited to the healing aspect, maybe he begins to feel like he’s surrounded as the senses enhancement goes haywire, and he gets a “shield” boost. This lasts at least until he releases the energy elsewhere.