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After killing Abaddon's demons, Cain fell back under the Mark's influence, deciding to slaughter his own descendants as he felt his bloodline was "tainted" by the stain he released upon the Earth, murder. To stop him, Dean, Sam, [[Castiel]] and Crowley teamed up, imprisoning him in a [[devil's trap]] which limited his powers but didn't block them completely. After Cain was trapped, the two bearers of the Mark of Cain faced off in a fight to the death which Dean won, killing Cain who claimed that there was no cure for the Mark.
Following his killing of Cain, the Mark's influence on Dean has grown even stronger, and he is close to being completely consumed by its power. He is also having nightmares all the time, including nightmares of those he killed under the Mark's influence. This leads Sam and Castiel to interrogate Metatron who admits he doesn't know of a cure for the Mark. After a run-in with the [[Styne (family)|Styne Family]], Sam has engaged in obsessive but mostly futile attempts to crack the ''[[Book of the Damned]]'' behind Dean's back. Following [[Charlie Bradbury]]'s murder, Dean appears to have given into the Mark completely, brutally murdering the entire Styne Family in revenge, even [[Cyrus Styne|an innocent kid]], and almost annihilating Castiel when he tries to help Dean remember his humanity. Dean finds enough control to stop himself from killing his friend, however he warns Cass Cas and Sam to stay away from him or he will kill them next time.
After the Mark makes Dean allow his fellow hunter [[Rudy]] to die, Dean summons [[Death]] to kill him or remove the Mark. Death explains the Mark's purpose to Dean and makes an offer: he will transport Dean someplace where he will no longer be a threat -- but only if Dean kills Sam first. Dean kills Death instead, and the Mark is removed by [[Rowena]], releasing [[the Darkness]].
