Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26226441-20180127223551/@comment-26018514-20180221171030

Autisonm wrote:

1.  Salem says in V4 "it is because of the maidens power" and "your newfound strength brings with it a crippling weakness". These both imply that maidens are effected or at least factor in some way to Cinder taking damage. The reason why we didnt see Raven react to it could be just for story reasons, or it could have some unseen effect like weakening or disrupting their aura since a maiden's power is tied to her soul/aura. Another reason perhaps is that the grimm powers and maiden powers have upset the balance of light and dark in Cinder's body but not Raven's.

2. Perhaps its some convoluted scheme to become a new dark god of destruction. After all why would Salem by trying to capture all of the other maidens? (Other than for the relics) Raven said that Salem would come back to kill them at some point, perhaps Raven knows something more about the maiden powers or about Salem. Cinder tried to suck the maiden powers out of Vernal and then Raven also, which means that she still has that parasite which she used to collect the maiden powers. 1. Episode 1 of V4 The exact quote is : "It is because of the Maiden's power. Make no mistake, Cinder, you hold the key to our victory. But your newfound strength brings with it a crippling weakness."

Later, in V4 episode 3: "Salem:(to Cinder) Do you feel it? Don't fight it, girl. It can sense your trepidation. You must make it dread you."

This tells us 2 things: A. The powers were gained with a Grimm parasite, so with them Cinder's body also acquired the parasite... they were "brought with it". B. The parasite is controlled by fear, what does Silver Eyes do?: "Qrow:... You see, the creatures of Grimm, the most fearsome monsters mankind had ever encountered, were afraid of those silver-eyed warriors. ... It was said that even a single look from one of these fighters could strike a Grimm down..."

Cinder lost control of the parasite at the least, or it died(and was replaced), both of which are a weakness when her weapons are conjured using her powers mid-fight.

2. She still has "a" parasite, but we know she has the arm which may perform the same purpose anyways, we have no way of knowing that the original survived Ruby.