User blog comment:ImperiexSeed/The oldest being, archangel or leviathan?/@comment-190.92.7.204-20150612220839/@comment-24834479-20150615203657

Yes, but just because the appernefe of her white light is similar to that of angels, doesn't mean it has the same affect on the same beings. I

Sorry, that was a typo. I meant smiting.

I know that the bearer doesn't need knowledge of the mark to access its powers, but I was suggesting that it was possible that Cain was subcontiously only using less than archangel powers, because that's all he thought he had. If he knew the true source of the mark, maybe he could have channeled more power. Not saying that's what would happen, it's just a theory.

Alastair was not able to fling Castiel with a mere swipe of his hand. Cain was able to defeat him with great ease, while Alastair put up more of a fight. It would take a seraph level being to beat an angel as easy as he did.