Title: Into the Mystic (Episode 7 of Supernatural: Redemption Road)
Characters/Pairing: pre-Dean/Castiel, Sam, Bobby, OC and canon characters
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~17,000
Warnings: language, violence
Betas: nyoka & zatnikatel
Art: Chapter banner by animotus; cover art by slinkymilinky, which you can also find here, and comic by made_of_tin, which you can also find here (both pieces of fanart contain spoilers for the episode).

a/n: The author would like to thank nyoka and zatnikatel for their great advice and tireless beta-work. Huge thanks also to slinkymilinky and made_of_tin for the amazing, inspiring illustrations. Last but not least, sincere thanks to eretria who pointed me to the hole-in-the-ground.

Summary: After Cas falls into Purgatory, Dean sets out to get him back. The shores of the in-between are a dangerous place, though, and Dean soon finds himself beleaguered by forces he has no hope of defeating.

Into the Mystic