User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 294: Battle of the Dragon Slayers, Review./@comment-96.228.17.22-20120803231009

Natsu usually pulls wins out of his ass. This is the first important fight where he's dominating from the start. The whole point is to show you how much Gajeel and Natsu grew. They are at the point where they are kicking serious ass without even pulling out the big guns. This is also due to the fact that they are legitimately pissed and ST wasn't ready for their ass-whooping. This is all going to change now that Sting and Rogue activated their Dragon Forces. Natsu and Gajeel can't activate them without eating strong material. Sting and Rogue can activate them because of the lacrima, however, their Dragon Forces are much much more powerful than 2nd Generation because they have real Dragon Slayer power and not just implanted lacrima.