| “ | Abel wasn't talking to God. He was talking to Lucifer. Lucifer was gonna make my brother into his pet. I couldn't bear to watch him be corrupted, so I offered a deal — Abel's soul in Heaven for my soul in Hell. Lucifer accepted... as long as I was the one who sent Abel to Heaven. So, I killed him. Became a soldier of Hell — a knight. | ” |
Abel was the brother of Cain.
Biography[]
Cain kills Abel
Although originally thought of as God's favorite, Cain revealed that Abel was, in fact, talking to Lucifer. In an effort to protect his brother from corruption, Cain offered himself to Lucifer so that Abel would go to Heaven instead. Lucifer agreed, on the condition that Cain himself would send his brother to Heaven. Thus, Abel was struck down by Cain using the First Blade. Abel was taken by Heaven, while his older brother became the most terrible demon to walk the Earth.
This act of killing between brothers would set the precedent of their descendants being the vessels of Michael and Lucifer, and thus, again require a brother killing a brother during the Apocalypse.
Cain would eventually confess the true circumstances of his act of killing Abel to their direct descendant Dean Winchester and the demon Crowley, reflecting once again how much Sam and Dean's relationship not only reflected Michael and Lucifer's but also Cain and Abel's.
Appearances[]
- Season 3
- Red Sky at Morning (mentioned only)
- Season 5
- The Song Remains the Same (mentioned only)
- Season 6
- The Man Who Would Be King (flashback only)
- Season 9
- First Born (mentioned only)
- Season 10
- The Executioner's Song (mentioned only)
- Season 15
- The Trap (mentioned only)