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==Characteristics==[[ImageFile:Lucifer's Angelic FormTheCage.jpgpng|300pxthumb|right|thumb500px|Lucifer's essence creates a column of light that is released from the shaft of the Cage.]]

This Cage was designed as a prison immediately after Lucifer's rebellion. After being banished from [[Heaven]] for defying [[God]], [[Lucifer]] decided to anger God by twisting a Human soul into the [[Lilith|first demon]]. After this, God sent [[Michael]] to imprison [[Lucifer]]. This chasm, was locked with 600 Seals but only [[The 66 Seals|66 seals]] of the 600 had to be broken in order for Lucifer to be released. The interior of the Cage, according to Castiel, is heavily guarded, even more so then when Dean was in Hell, suggesting an existence of other entities a prison located in the Cage or could simply mean that the Cage may be labyrinth-based.<ref name="six07">[[6.07 Family MattersHell]]</ref> During his time in the Cage, [[Sam]] is seen surrounded and was designed by eternal flames<ref name="six13">[[6.13 UnforgivenGod]]</ref> (conforming to Death's description of it as a "fiery pit").<ref name="five21">hold [[5.21 Two Minutes to MidnightLucifer]]</ref> This Cage seems to have multiple entrancescaptive. Unlike most Angels, Fairies including The Leprechaun, may be able to enter the Cage undetected, as they have a way of getting through "back doors" of prisons<ref name="six09">[[6.09 Clap Your Hands If You Believe...]]</ref> , though, just revealed, Castiel finally admitted that he was the one who raised Sam. Despite the complexity of the Cage, [[Death]] travels through the Cage unaided, successfully retrieves Sam's soul, returns to Earth, and places it inside Sam.<ref name="six11">[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]</ref>

==History==After [[Image:Luciferscage.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Sam/Lucifer and Michael/Adam fall ]] was banished from [[Heaven]] for defying [[God]] due to his corruption from the [[Mark of Cain]], he twisted a human [[soul]] into the Cage[[Lilith|first demon]].After this, God sent [[Michael]]to imprison Lucifer in the Cage which was locked with 600 mystical seals.

In 1972, [[Azazel]] possessed a [[Father Lehne|priest ]] at [[St. Mary's Convent]], and killed eight nuns in the chapel. This enabled him to speak to the imprisoned Lucifer, who used the [[LuciferThe Nun|head nun]]as a conduit. [[Lucifer]] tells [[Azazel]] that [[Lilith]] is needed to break [[The the 66 Seals]] that hold him captive in the Cage and that he needs to find a very "special child."<ref name="four22">[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]</ref>This leads Azazel to recruit [[:Category:Special Children|select children]], including [[Sam Winchester]] and to set in motion events that subsequently lead to the breaking of the 66 Seals.

This leads In 2008, after [[Dean]]'s return from [[Hell]], [[Castiel]] reveals that Lilith is trying to break the seals that lock the plan for Cage in order to free Lucifer. Dean later learns that the first seal was broken when he was in Hell, and broke under torture and began torturing [[Azazelsouls]] to recruit select childrenhimself. Sam continues clandestine missions with [[Ruby]], developing his powers even though this involves drinking [[demon blood]], believing that killing Lilith will stop the Cage being opened. In 2009, including Sam and unknowingly releases Lucifer from the events that subsequently lead Cage by killing Lilith at [[St. Mary's Convent]]. Lilith is revealed to have been the breaking last of [[The the 66 Seals]].

In 2008 After As Sam and Dean's return from Hellattempt to find a way to stop Lucifer and the impending [[Apocalypse]], Castiel reveals [[Gabriel]] tells them that the [[LilithFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse]] is trying all own rings that together can reopen a portal to break the seals that lock Cage anywhere. After collecting all the Cage rings, Sam comes up with a plan in order which he will allow Lucifer to free Lucifer[[possess]] him, and then force him into the Cage. Dean later learns that the first seal was broken The initial attempt fails, but when he was in hellLucifer confronts Michael at [[Stull Cemetery]], Sam activates the rings and broke under torture as the Cage opens, he manages to gain enough control to force himself (and began torturing souls himselfLucifer) into the Cage. [[Michael]] (in possession of [[Adam]]'s body) tries to stop him but is dragged into the Cage as well.

After the averted Apocalypse, [[Raphael]] tried to reopen the Cage to release Lucifer and Michael, to continue where the angel's plans left off, but was ultimately unsuccessful due to Castiel leading a civil war in Heaven to stop him. During this time, Sam continues clandestine missions with Rubyis subsequently rescued from the Cage by Castiel, developing but his powers even though this involves drinking soul remained trapped in the Cage being tortured by Lucifer and Michael. [[Demon BloodDeath]]agrees to retrieve Sam's soul, believing and returns it to his body, setting up a temporary "wall" in Sam's mind to prevent the knowledge of the horrors that killing Lilith will avert happened in the Cage being openedfrom destroying him.

In 2009, Following the release of [[Samthe Darkness]] unknowingly releases , cries are heard coming from the Cage, and the demons speculate that Michael or Lucifer from are trying to warn them about it. Sam also starts having flashbacks or visions of his cage by killing torment in the Cage. When Sam finally journeys to Hell to confront Lucifer with [[LilithCrowley]] at and [[St. Mary's ConventRowena]], he learns that the impact of the Darkness' release had a massive effect on Hell, causing the Cage to become damaged. Lilith It was through those fissures Lucifer was able reach out and give Sam his visions of the Cage. Lucifer is revealed eventually able to have been escape in [[11.10 The Devil in the last of Details]] by taking [[Castiel]] as his [[the 66 Sealsvessel]], leaving Michael, who had become catatonic due to his imprisonment, alone in the Cage.

As Sam and Dean attempt to find a way In 2020, God opens every doorway in Hell to stop Lucifer and unleash the impending Apocalypse, [[Gabriel]] tells them that souls of the [[Four Horsemen of damned into the Apocalypse]] all own an individual rings that together form a key-like device that can reopen world, including Lucifer's Cage. Eventually, Michael is revealed to have maintained his sanity and escaped from the Cage anywherealongside Adam when it was opened, leaving it empty.

After collecting all the Rings, Sam comes up with a plan in which he will allow ==Characteristics==[[LuciferMichael]] to possess him, and then force him into the Cage. The initial attempt fails, but when locked [[Lucifer]] confronts in the Cage with 600 Seals, of which only [[MichaelThe 66 Seals|66]] at Stull Cemetery, Sam activates the rings and as of the 600 had to be broken in order for Lucifer to be released. The Cage opens, he manages according to gain enough control to force himself (and Lucifer) into the Cage. Michael (in possession of [[AdamCastiel]]) tries to stop him but , is himself capturedheavily guarded. <ref name="six07">[[Raphael6.07 Family Matters]] was ultimately unsuccessful, but he tried reopen the Cage to release Lucifer and Michael.</ref>

Sam is subsequently released from Each of the Cage by [[CastielFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse]], but his soul and Adam's remained trapped in own individual rings that together form a key-like device that can reopen a portal to the Cage being tortured by Lucifer and Michael. [[Death]] agrees to retrieve Sam's soul, described it as a "fiery pit" and returns it to during his body, setting up a temporary 'wall' in Sam's mind to prevent the knowledge of what happened time in the Cage from destroying him, [[Sam]] is seen surrounded by eternal flames.<ref name="six13">[[6.13 Unforgiven]]</ref> <ref name="five21">[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]</ref>

==Where Communication is The Cage?==The exact location of possible from the Cage -- Lucifer is quite vague. It seems able to talk to be of the same realm of Hell, though obviously separate from the part of Hell where demons are produced, as it took great effort for even [[Azazel]] , after Azazel performs a specific ritual on Earth that allows Lucifer to establish communication with speak through a conduit.<ref>[[4.22 LuciferRising]]. He eventually locates a portal of </ref> After [[the Cage and communicates with Lucifer via the chapel of Darkness]] is released, [[St. Mary's ConventCrowley]], implied to be the location where God originally banished Lucifer into the Cage. Later on, Dean is able to open the Cage via the Horseman's Rings in a deserted building and Sam uses them to open minions report hearing cries coming form the Cage in .<ref>[[Stull Cemetery11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire]]. The fact that it can be entered from multiple locations suggests an existence in a different dimensional plane. </ref>

Sam refers ==Where Is the Cage?==The exact location of the Cage was originally quite vague. It seemed to his time in be of the same realm of [[Hell]], though obviously separate from the Cage as being "in part of Hell"<ref name="six01">where [[6.01 Exile on Main St.demon]]</ref> and s are produced, as it took great effort for even [[DeathAzazel]] says that he needs to go establish communication with [[Lucifer]]. [[Dean]] is able to Hell to retrieve Samopen the Cage via the Horseman's soul.<ref name="six11">rings in a deserted building and [[6.11 Appointment Sam]] uses them to open the Cage in Samarra[[Stull Cemetery]]</ref>. It was conjectured by fans that, since the Cage could be entered from multiple locations, it may exist on a different dimensional plane.

However, [[Sera Gamble described ]] later confirmed that the Cage as being "at the bottom of the lowest depths of the ninth circle of the worst bit of Hell.is, " [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/08/supernatural-season-6.html SourceAt the bottom of the lowest depths of the ninth circle of the worst bit of Hell.]" In season 11, the Cage is finally shown to be a box hanging by multiple chains surrounded by black storm clouds. See also:* [[The 66 Seals]]* [[Mythological Arc Timeline]]* [[Souls]]

[[Castiel]] reveals to [[Dean Winchester]] that an [[angel ]] by the name of [[Lucifer]] who is confined to a Cagecage, which will open when all of The the 66 Seals break.  

'''Dean:''': Why break the seal anyway?<br>'''Castiel:''': You think of the seals as locks on a door.<br>'''Dean:''': Okay, last one opens, and?<br>'''Castiel:''': Lucifer walks free.|author= [[Dean]], and [[Castiel]]

[[Castiel]] explains to [[Dean]] that if [[Lucifer]] ascends to from his the Cage, hell [[Hell]] and chaos will follow his presence on Earth. He later elaborates by saying that all of creation will literally experience hell Hell if [[Lucifer]] roams Earth.]

|text=And it is written that the first seal shall be broken when a righteous man sheds blood in Hell. As he breaks, so shall it break.

Castiel and Uriel ask Dean to torture [[Image:Mouth Of CageAlastair]] to find out who is murdering angels.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Mouth In the process, Alastair revels that it was Dean who broke the first seal of [[Lucifer]]'s Cage begins to open.]]

|text=And it is written that the first demon shall be the last seal.

[[Ruby ]] helps [[Sam ]] find a demon who can reveal [[Lilith]]'s location. In preparation for confronting Lilith, Ruby encourages Sam to drink the [[demon's blood ]] (killing the woman it is possessing in the process). At [[St. Mary's Convent]], Sam uses his powers to kill Lilith, only to have Ruby reveal that Lilith is actually the final Seal holding the Cage secure. Lilith’s blood forms a spiral circle in the middle of the chapel at [[St. Mary's Convent]] and the gates of Lucifer’s prison open and Lucifer is released into the world.

Following [[Sam Winchester]]'s actions of killing [[Lilith]] the first [[demon]], a direct portal to [[Lucifer's Cage]] opens, which releases [[Lucifer]] where he ascends from its bowels, soon arriving on Earth. While Lucifer rises from the Cage, his mere essence launches a bright white column of light from the shaft of the Cage.

|text=Without me, you got zero shot at killing Lucifer. Sorry. But... you can trap him. The cage you sprung Lucifer from, it's still down there, and maybe, just maybe, you can shove his ass back in. Not that it'll be easy. You got to get the cage open, trick my bro back into it, and oh yeah, avoid Michael and the God Squad. But hey - details, right? And here's the big secret, Lucifer himself doesn't even know. But the key to the cage, it's out there. Actually it's keys, plural, four keys. Well, four rings from the Horsemen. You get 'em all, you got the cage.|author=[[Gabriel]]|source=[[5.19 Hammer of the Gods]]

 Sam and [[Dean ]] try to kill [[Lucifer]] with the [[the Colt]] but fail, and are desperate for a solution.<ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref> In a hidden message recorded on a ''[[Casa Erotica]] '' DVD, [[Gabriel]] reveals posthumously how Sam and Dean can trap [[Lucifer]] back in his cage. The keys to the cage are Cage, by using the rings worn by the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]], which act as keys to the Cage.

 [[Crowley]] reveals he is aware of Sam and Dean's plan to get the [[Horsemen's Rings]] rings to trap [[Lucifer]] back in his cage the Cage thanks to his [[Magical Coinmagical coin]]. He also tells them he wants to help them do it.  Sam comes up with a plan -- he could consent to Lucifer's [[possession]], and with much determination he could resist Satan’s Lucifer for a brief moment; which would give him time to jump into Lucifer's cage the Cage with Lucifer inside of him. [[Bobby ]] and Dean are both against the idea.

Sam and Dean get the final two rings after [[Castiel]] cuts off [[Pestilence]]'s finger using [[Ruby's knife]] and [[Death]] gives his ring to Dean in exchange for his promise to do whatever it took to free him from Lucifer's control, ensuring that Image:Luciferscage.jpg|400px|right|thumb|Sam would jump into the cage as soon as he consented to possession by /Lucifer. Death also instructs Dean on how the rings work to open the cage, although the explanation is not shown in this episode. Dean is later shown working with all four rings on a table. They join together to form a triangular shape with [[War]]'s ring in the center and Michael/Adam fall into the other three rings surrounding itCage. When [[Bobby]] asks him about Death teaching him how the rings work, Dean responds "Yeah, it's nuts." 

 {{TriviaQuote Quotation|Texttext='''Dean:''' Bvtmon Tabges Babalon.|author= [[Dean Winchester]]|source= [[5.22 Swan Song]]

Dean finally agrees to support Sam's plan though he has deep misgivings telling him, "Your Hell is gonna make my tour look like Graceland." Sam primes himself by drinking [[Demon Blooddemon blood]] and then they confront [[Lucifer]]. Lucifer knows of their plan, but Sam says "yes" anyway. As [[Lucifer]] takes him over, Dean uses the ring and an incantation to open the "door" to the cage. However Lucifer is in control, and he easily closes it.

Later, in '''[[Stull Cemetery]]''', Lucifer faces [[Michael]] who appears using [[AdamMilligan]] as a [[vessel]]. Lucifer tries to dissuade Michael from the fight, blaming their conflict on [[God]], and suggesting they walk away. Michael counters that he must carry out God's orders, and that it's his destiny to kill Lucifer, who is evil. Just then Dean arrives in the [[Impala]], Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages" blaring. Dean tries to talk to Sam, inside Lucifer, but Michael tells him it's not his fight anymore. Castiel arrives and throws a Molotov cocktail made with [[holy oil]] at Michael, causing him to vanish temporarily. Lucifer turns and blows Castiel up with a snap of his fingers. Then, as Bobby begins shooting him, he snaps Bobby's neck.

Dean tries to talk to Sam, inside Lucifer, but Michael tells him it's not his fight anymore. Castiel arrives and throws a Molotov cocktail made with [[Holy Oil]] at Michael, causing him to vanish temporarily. Lucifer turns and disintegrates Castiel, and then as Bobby shoots him, he snaps his neck. Lucifer starts to beat Dean, taunting him, saying he will kill him slowly and make Sam feel it. Dean doesn't resist, just telling Sam he won't leave him. As he Lucifer goes to land another blow, he glances at the Impala, and suddenly all Sam's memories of life with Dean rush at him, allowing Sam to take control over Lucifer. He tosses the Horsemen's Rings rings to the ground, and recites the incantation to open the Cage. He and Dean look at each other one last time, but as Sam goes to throw himself in, [[Michael]] reappears. Michael tries to stop him, but [[Sam]] drags him into the chasm too, and it shuts.

 {{TriviaQuote Quotation|Texttext='''Sam:''' I don't want to talk about it. I get to breathe fresh air, have a beer, hunt with my family, see you again. So why exactly would I want to think about Hell?|author= [[Sam Winchester]]|source= [[6.01 Exile on Main St.]]

[[Sam ]] reveals that he escaped the Cage soon after tumbling into it. He tells [[Dean]] he remembers his time there, but when Dean asks, he doesn't want to talk about it. Dean speculates that [[God ]] may have brought him back.

 [[Raphael]] intends to release [[Lucifer]] and [[Michael]] from the cage Cage through unspecified means to complete the apocalyptic showdown. Prompting [[Castiel]] to make a stand, a start a civil war in [[Heaven]].

 [[Dean]] tells [[Bobby]] that [[Sam]] has been different ever since he was released from the Cage. He speculates that Sam may still be a [[Vesselvessel]] for [[Lucifer]] but [[Castiel]] denies this, and says that if [[Lucifer]] was on Earth, he would've felt his presence.

 Castiel determines that Sam has no [[Soulsoul]], and speculates that it was left behind in the Cage with [[Michael]] and [[Lucifer]]. He tells Dean the Cage is more well-guarded than Dean was when he was in [[Hell]].

 The [[Wayne Whittaker|The Leprechaun]] is able to make deals with humans so that they may fulfill their wishes. He also seems Appearing to be very powerful, employing he employs what he calls "real magic." He claims to be able to lift Sam's soul from [[Lucifer's Cage]], and scoffs when Sam mentions that not even [[angels ]] could accomplish that saying that [[fairies ]], "Got a way of gettin' in back doors.".

 Dean has himself purposefully '"killed' " under medical supervision, so he can plead with [[Death]] to rescue [[Sam]] and [[Adam]] from the Cage. [[Death]] agrees to rescue only one of them - and - Dean chooses [[Sam]]. [[Death]] makes a wager with [[Dean]], that if he will wear Death's ring for one day, and perform his duties, then [[Death]] will rescue Sam's soul. he He tells Dean that he will be able to contain the part of Sam that will be damaged from his time trapped with Michael and Lucifer behind a '"wall' " in Sam's mind, although he can't guarantee how long this will maintain. Although Dean fails to wear the ring for a day, Death agrees to retrieve Sam's soul, which he returns to Sam.

[[Sam]] starts remembering a portion of events that happened when he lacked a soul. After Sam and [[Dean]] resolve the murders, Sam falls onto the floor, shaking uncontrollably, where he recalls some of the torture he endured in Hell by [[Lucifer]], where he is seen covered in flames.<br>[[ImageFile:Sam in the CageSamInHell.jpgpng|300px400px|right|thumb|[[Sam Winchester]] in Lucifer's Cage.]]

[[Sam]] asks [[Dean]] how long he was unconscious while he was experiencing a brief flashback of his time spent in the Cage. Dean tells him it was 2-3 minutes. Sam tells him it felt like a week.

After [[Dean]], [[Sam]] and [[Bobby]] learn from [[Eleanor Visyak]] that [[Castiel]] has enough information to crack open a door inside doorway to [[Purgatory]] wide open, Castiel appears, and asks them to leave, but when Dean refuses, he touches Sam's forehead, cracking the wall that Death planted there in the process.

Immediately after the incident, Sam lies [[unconscious ]] on a bed in [[Bobby's Panic Room]]. Although unbeknownst to him at the time, as he thinks it is all real, Sam is actually going through mental experiences, where he first fights a soulless version of himself, he kills it and absorbs its memories, a while later, he confronts a version of himself that recalls all of what happened to him the cageCage, andthis version doesn't fight Sam, he kills it and takes in its memories, as he but warns him about the cost of remembering before allowing Sam to kill him. As Sam gets flooded with those experiences. By doing thisfrom the Cage, he is able to wake up. Once awake, he goes to assist Dean and Bobby, and on the way, he has mental visions of Hell, but somehow manages to overcome them.

Once ===[[11.01 Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire]]===After [[the Darkness]] was released, an animalistic scream was said to have been heard originating from the Cage. As was reported to [[Crowley]], at least half of [[Hell]] shows concern that either [[Michael]] or [[Lucifer]] were trying to warn everyone of the coming of the Darkness. ===[[11.02 Form and Void]]===[[Sam]] has a vision of when he was tortured in the Cage, with hooks in his flesh being pulled apart by chains. ===[[11.06 Our Little World]]===Sam has another vision or flashback of Lucifer's Cage. ===[[11.09 O Brother Where Art Thou?]]===Sam has yet another vision of being in the Cage, this time he is face to face with Lucifer who simply places his hand on Sam's cheek. Sam and [[Dean]] summon Crowley about gaining access to the Cage, when he says he wakes up is incapable of opening it, as the Cage is of "divine manufacture," he does tell them of a possible way speak with Lucifer without opening the Cage, which involves the information being recorded in one place: the ''[[Book of the Damned]]''. Having captured [[Rowena]]; Sam, Dean and Crowley make a deal with her -- she figures out a way to communicate with Lucifer without opening the Cage, and Crowley will call off his assassins. Having studied the ''Book of the Damned'', Rowena finds a [[spell]] that will work for what they need. Sam, Rowena and Crowley gather the ingredients needed and descend to the furthest reaches of Hell -- Limbo, where they will perform the spell to allowing communication with Lucifer in relative safety. ===[[11.10 The Devil in the Details]]=== ===[[11.11 Into the Mystic]]=== ===[[11.14 The Vessel]]===Sam and Dean still believed that Lucifer is still in the cage until he goes reveals himself to be possessing Castiel. ===[[11.18 Hell's Angel]]===Crowley offers to assist give Sam and Dean the [[Horn of Joshua]] in exchange for exorcising Lucifer from Castiel's vessel and Bobbysending him back to the cage, but Sam says that the cage is damn near impenetrable as it took Rowena and a spell from the ''Book of the Damned'' to summon him and on inadvertently release him. Even though he tells the Winchesters that Rowena was killed and that she hid the waybook, Crowley is adamant in sending him back to the cage. They say that Lucifer may be their only hope in killing the Darkness if he has mental visions the Horn of Joshua. ===[[11.21 All in the Family]]===Chuck tells Sam and Dean that he doesn't trust that Lucifer would help them against [[Amara]] because of his time imprisoned in the cage. Later, when Lucifer and Chuck agree to talk, Lucifer accuses him of throwing him into the cage because of what the Mark did to him, but Chuck says that he did what he had to do to keep mankind safe. When Chuck asks him what he would have done, Lucifer says it doesn't matter as he still forsook him, despite being his son. ===[[12.08 LOTUS]]===After getting a [[Hyperbolic Pulse Generator]] from [[Arthur Ketch]] of the [[British Men of Letters]], the Winchesters, [[Castiel]], [[Crowley]] and [[Rowena]] team up together to return [[Lucifer]] to his cage. Using [[President Jefferson Rooney]]/Lucifer's mistress [[Kelly Kline]], the group lures Lucifer to a motel where Sam uses the Hyperbolic Pulse Generator, a device capable of expelling a [[demon]] from their [[vessel]]. The powerful pulse beats Lucifer back, as Rowena casts a spell to send Lucifer's essence back to the Cage. After exchanging words with Sam, Lucifer vacates the president's body, his essence swirls below the ceiling before going through a heating vent in the floor. ===[[12.13 Family Feud]]===Crowley reveals that he perverted Rowena's spell to send his essence back to his discarded vessel [[Nick]] rather than being sent back to the cage. Crowley had a dozen of his most loyal demons study the cage at the molecular level and replicate the material used in creating the chains that bind him. ===[[12.15 Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell]]===When Lucifer escapes his chains and tries to kill Crowley, he reveals that he also had the runes and spellwork from the cage carved into every molecule of his vessel, allowing him to negate Lucifer's powers and effectively torture him. ===[[13.02 The Rising Son]]===[[Drexel]] says that he and the demons have been searching for Lucifer, even checking the cage, and yielding no results. ===[[14.20 Moriah]]===Castiel meets with a demon to visit the cage and study it, but somehow manages she is uncooperative. When [[Chuck]] gives Sam and Dean [[The Equalizer]] to overcome kill [[Jack]], Castiel suggests throwing him in the cage until they find a way to save Jack, but Dean, who is too stubborn to care, shoots down the idea. ===[[15.01 Back and to the Future]]===[[Belphegor]] tells Dean that every door in Hell sprang open all at once when [[God]] started the end of the world. Dean realizes that this means Lucifer's Cage as well and asks about [[Michael]]. Belphegor tells Dean that the last he heard, Michael was still just sitting in the Cage, but suggests that if Michael got out he might hold a grudge against the Winchesters. ===[[15.08 Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven]]===After realizing that [[Michael]] might know something that could help thembeat [[God]], the Winchesters and [[Castiel]] use one of [[Rowena]]'s spells to travel into Hell to talk to the [[archangel]] in the Cage. After interrupting a brawl between the three and several demons, Rowena, now the Queen of Hell, reminds them that the Cage is open and Michael could be anywhere in Hell or on Earth. However, Rowena has her demons search Hell for Michael when they impress upon her the urgency of the situation. The demons subsequently report back that Michael is gone, having escaped from both the Cage and Hell. Following his escape, Michael continues to use [[Adam Milligan]], who he took out of the Cage with him, as Michael's [[vessel]] on Earth. During their years together in the Cage, Michael and Adam were able to reach an understanding since all they had was each other and now share control of Adam's body and even appear to have developed a friendship. After being captured by the Winchesters and Castiel, Michael is angry at Sam and Castiel for their roles in trapping him in the Cage and at Dean for abandoning Adam there while letting Lucifer free upon the world. Adam, while arguing with Michael, reminds the archangel that God abandoned Michael in the Cage as proof that they are right about God. Dean later apologizes to Adam for allowing Adam to get trapped in Lucifer's Cage, stating that Adam is a good man and didn't deserve that fate.  ==See also==* [[The 66 Seals]]* [[Mythological Arc Timeline]]* [[Souls]]

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