User blog comment:B214/Volume 17 spoilers./@comment-23853100-20140220152640/@comment-16281343-20140221004523

That may be a plot device used for Belial's appearance.

I don't think Euclid and Grendel's defeat is a ploy but Qlippoth will make use of that incident to their advantage.

I think Grendel's time is up. He was nearly defeated in Volume 16, and now his enemies are those who fight by using their fists. So, I think his defeat is justified.