User blog comment:Thomasfan502/Season 8 Discussion Blog/@comment-5875378-20190125201730/@comment-2056915-20190126032712

Maybe his Dragon Flame was extinguished, hence their telepathic bond was cut, hence Bloom couldn't sense him anymore, and then he absorbed a new power in replacement of the lost flame, like she absorbed the flames from the vortex in season 6.

But it'll be interesting if he absorbed the water stars and now purely has that element as his power.