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Grendel's story.
Background
The exact circumstances surrounding Grendel's origin and nature are yet to be revealed. Van originally takes on the form when in a life-threatening situation and continues to use it when facing formidable opponents. Upon its first usage, the AI from his holo core Mare manifests in the real world and displays sentience that should not be possible under normal circumstances. Mare asks Van whether he will 'bear the nightmare' or not each time she is invoked and waits for a response.
Quatre Salision describes it as being composed of extremely high density shards. Later, it is revealed to be a form of restraint that separates Van from Vagrants Diaspora.
영웅전설 여의 궤적
“Will you bear the nightmare? Or not?”
— Mare to Van, during his first transformation
During 서장 "구시가지의 뒷세계 해결사", Grendel first manifests when Van Arkride struggles to pull through and protect Agnès Claudel against two drug-enhanced members of Almata. At this time, his Xipha's holo core Mare appears after Agnès' great-grandfather's Genesis glows.
Mare cautions Van about overusing or being too eager to use the form. Upon trying to use the form in Tharbad, Van instead glows red and an error seems to occur, leaving Van reeling in pain. A voice tells him that he scarcely needs to bear the nightmare, as he is himself the nightmare.
When trying to extract answers about Grendel from Mare, the party calls her out in Dirke Memorial Park while fighting Lagrantula. Although they cannot comprehend everything Mare states, they discover she is influenced by something external and is therefore able to lend power to Van. Should Van overuse it, he will become something else.
Two alternative forms of Grendel, Darkness-Forging Armored Demon: Grendel Alter and Darkness-Roused Armored Demon: Grendel Shin, are used in 제5장 "백야의 카르나발" and 종장 "언젠가 돌아올 당신을 위해", respectively.
“Well then, Van? Will you wake from your dream? Or not?”
— Mare to Van, during the battle against Gerard
Van enters Grendel's true form when fighting Overlord Dantès, Grendel Shin. Using this form, he is able to take back the diabolic core from Dantès, but in doing so he truly becomes Vagrants Diaspora. Mare states this is Van "casting off his restraints as Grendel and embracing his true self."
Van would later don this form to fight his demonic self and use it to cast the core into the reaches of the Endless Expanse.
영웅전설 여의 궤적 II
Grendel is used to fight against Grendel Zolga and its own holo core AI Altera at the Republican Army Garrison. During their stay on Nemeth Island, Van dons this form once again to fight against Grendel Zolga and manages to grab one of the Geneses when they all flew to the Gardenmaster due to the influence of the completed eighth Genesis. The two Grendels face off one last time in the Oct-Radium where Van counters Grendel Zolga's S-Craft with his own S-Craft, delivering the final blow.
Van is able to bear the nightmare against the boss of each floor in the Märchen Garten.
영웅전설 계의 궤적
