User blog comment:Pseudobread/E3 2013: Questions about Dragon's Dogma Quest/Deep Down/@comment-97.93.102.19-20130608035503/@comment-50.68.65.88-20130620151621

Ashe didn't fight the dragon but he didn't lose to it either. He refused the choice the dragon gave him and cursed the cycle, wishing to bring about it's end. The dragon (Grette) granted him his wish and turned them both into Daimon.