User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 473: Red Lightning, Review./@comment-5143845-20160215212107/@comment-1776824-20160216125337

I don't think you get what he's saying. Anti-Magic Particles are poison. It's not like a chest cold at all. Goddammit. Laxus has had poison festering inside his body for over a year now, ripping his organs to shreds and destroying his stamina, as well as somehow not ruining the quality of his magic, but that's another argument altogether. Magical Barrier Particles, whether they are inside someone or in the atmosphere, are still anti-magic. They destroy magic. Laxus' body is filled with magic, therefore it is literally eating the magic that permeates from within his entire being, hence why his organs were in disrepair. But I guess just magically taking the anti-magic particles out of your body also relieves you of imminent organ failure, including rotting lungs which make it difficult to breathe. Can't wait until I get the raw tonight to further justify the trash.