The Sound of Rot

The Sound of Rot is an antagonist in Louse. It is a growth of Rot, and wears a mitestone mask.

History
The Sound of Rot was created as one of several growths of Rot, patrolling the tunnels below the caverns to catch any enemies of Rot that are in them. It hums consistently, appearing to do so as a form of echolocation. It had previously interacted with Turmoil in some capacity.

When Null, the main protagonist of Louse, went up to find the Face of Rot and the Brain of Rot with Turmoil, they heard some humming behind them. Turning around, they saw the Sound; grabbing Turmoil's attention, the two turned to face it, causing it to grow still. Turmoil whispered to move backwards very slowly; however, it was of no use as the Sound rushed across the room to latch onto them, while the Face descended from above to talk to Null.

As the Face talked, the Sound began to slowly assimilate Turmoil into itself. Null then threw a nullification vial at the Face, while the Blot detached from them to make sure that the Face was fully nullified. During this, however, Null noticed that the Blot was beginning to be nullified with the Face; meanwhile, the Sound was almost done assimilating Turmoil, forcing them to choose which one would be saved. They chose Turmoil, grabbed the shard of the Love of Rot's mitestone mask, and stabbed the Sound through its own mask. Its mask shattered after it was stabbed, revealing nothing but a gaping maw beneath it, as it detached from its tendrils. Faced with a choice between finish the Sound and saving Turmoil, Null chose to do the latter; with Null distracted, the Sound ran off into the darkness.

After nullifying the Brain and coming back down, Null heard the Sound again. They chose to sneak around it; as they snuck around it, they noticed that it looked almost deflated, and was humming very quietly. It did not notice them as they managed to sneak on by.

The Sound has not made an appearance since then.