 The Guardians began searching for the Book of the Black by tracking Starstorm, who was one of the last people to have had contact with the Book.When he proves useless to them, the Guardians kill Starstorm without mercy.Furthermore, it was revealed that they were the masterminds behind the release of Abysmus, one of Atrocitus' early experiments at creating life by the use of necromancy and shamanic rituals, whom in turn had tried to destroy the Red Lantern Corps by poisoning their Central Power Battery.