The 66 Seals are eventually break and Lucifer is released. Soon after Lucifer's rising, Michael instructs [[Zachariah]] to get Dean's permission to possess him. Due to Dean's constant and repetitive refusals to angelic-possession, Michael stays in Heaven for a while, but monitors the situation, and he eventually gets to speak with Dean while Dean is experiencing time travel in the year of 1978. Dean eventually assents to Michael and he kills Zachariah using an [[Angel Killing Sword]]. However, Dean and Sam escape and Michael claims [[Adam Milligan]]'s body instead and he meets Lucifer on the chosen field using Adam. Eventually, Sam is able to regain control over his body and temporarily manages Lucifer inside him and throws himself and Lucifer, Adam and Michael into [[Lucifer's Cage]].
In Following [[6.10 Caged HeatSam]]'s resurrection from [[Lucifer's Cage]], [[Castiel]] tells [[Dean]] that he believes that following [[Sam]]'s resurrection from [[Lucifer's Cage]], Michael and [[Lucifer]] have been torturing Sam's [[soul]] for a whole year. <ref>[[6.10 Caged Heat]]</ref>[[Death]] eventually travels to Hell and retrieves Sam's soul and returns it to him.<ref>[[6.11 Appointment in Samarra]]</ref>
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