User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Chapter 377: The Sky Dragon's Imperial Wrath, Predictions./@comment-180.191.62.112-20140321151526/@comment-7418318-20140323084732

Laxus was dominating Temesta so easily that I doubt any kind of fiddling that Lamy might have done would be of much help.

But what I did not consider was that Laxus far from revocered from the overdose of magic barrier particles, so maybe they are on more equal terms with Laxus being severely weakened, rather than Tempesta being strengthened.

That or maybe the Demons are stronger the closer they are to their book.