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In the main universe, Asmodeus prepared for the upcoming invasion by getting the [[archangel blade]], the one weapon that, in the hands of an archangel, could kill another archangel such as Michael and Lucifer. Asmodeus revealed to [[Ketch]] that Gabriel was still alive and Asmodeus' prisoner.<ref name="thirteen13" /> Ketch subsequently discovered that Asmodeus was regularly injecting himself with Gabriel's grace to power up. Following a beating by Asmodeus, Ketch rescued Gabriel and stole the archangel blade as well as Asmodeus' store of Gabriel's extracted grace. In exchange for sanctuary, Ketch delivered Gabriel, the archangel blade and the grace to the Winchesters as [[the Bunker]].<ref name="thirteen17" />  While trying to treat the injured and traumatized Gabriel, Sam and Castiel discovered that Gabriel had faked his death when Lucifer "killed him" during the Apocalypse so that he could abscond from his duties and return to a life of personal enjoyment before he was captured and sold to Asmodeus. Asmodeus eventually tracked Gabriel to the Bunker and attacked, but Gabriel snapped out of his traumatized state and fought back, killing Asmodeus. Rather than help with Michael's impending invasion, Gabriel once more chose to abscond from his duties and leave.<ref name="thirteen18" /> Castiel later visited Heaven for help with finding Gabriel and discovered that with less than a dozen angels left alive, Heaven was on the verge of crumbling with Gabriel being the last hope to save it.<ref name="thirteen19" />