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Like the other elemental forces of its kind, the Rot is guarded by a Parliament; the Parliament of Decay. Each member of this Parliament is a former Avatar of Death.

Quote1 We do not hate life. We need life. We feed off life. For without life, there can be no Rot, no decay. Life is the gateway to the Rot. Quote2
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The Black or The Rot is a force which is strongly associated with death. The decay and rotting of living things is where it flourishes, with its base being in the "Bone Kingdom" at in the deadlands of the United States.[1] As such, it works in opposition to life forces such as The Red and The Green.

History

Like the other elemental forces of its kind, the Rot is guarded by a Parliament; the Parliament of Decay. Each member of this Parliament is a former Avatar of Death.

The Black has most prominently worked through human agents who belonged to the Arcane family though has other agents:

While Abigail previously resisted the call of the Black because she was protected from it by the strength and power of the Swamp Thing and his connection to The Green, she would eventually become the Avatar of Death in her uncle Anton's place.

During the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the giant Castle Bat was shown to possess the Rot Force in his bricks.

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