User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Chapter 369: The Place Prayers Reach, Predictions./@comment-31.132.65.50-20140129025714/@comment-24467372-20140129171629

@Nick: Well,lack of Magical power. He wasn't actually weakened,he just couldn't utilize his magic to the fullest. Kind of like how he only used Meteor for one moment in this fight.