The question of how certain techniques work...

[AuraTwilight]

No. The Mammon Machine was taking energy FROM Lavos. If anything, he should be weaker.

[Chrono'99]

It depends. If the Frozen Flame was really inside the Mammon Machine, Lavos may get stronger as the Flame gets closer to him. I suppose the Dreamstone on the Machine might be a little disturbance, but overall the Flame's power should overcome the Dreamstone's.

[Zaperking]

Lavos may have awoken because he sensed the flame. But game wise, Schala unleashed the Mammon Machine that started draining the flame (the flame may also serve as a quasi dimensional link to Lavos and his power), which in turn drained it so fast and at such a degree that Lavos woke up.

[DoomSickle]

The way I see it, Lavos just got very rudely woken up, and so he was probably really pissed at the OP, and went all MWARLAR on everybody. Apparently Lavos just isn't a morning person.

[alpha]

Re: The question of how certain techniques work...

anyway. Humanity has no limit every limit reached can be breached. examples.. the guy thats been struck by lighning multiole times... the guy that fell 20000 feet and stood up and walked away. Look ath the power and endurance chrono and crew have by the time they are at the BO. And as far as techs go.. Kiss, slurp, aura. all of these mimic magic. or perhaps magic just mimics and expands on abilities like that. Slash Tail spin flame thrower etc.. once again allt echs that mimic magic but are all physical techs. In the case of tailspin its using great strength to create wind. Can you with all confidence say that some of our ancestors were'nt capable of inhuman feats of strength? We can only say what we know, and we dont know that much.