One common cause of SLUDGE is exposure to organophosphorus insecticides (including parathion, malathion, and diazinon) or nerve gas, such as sarin. These agents phosphorylate acetylcholinesterase, thereby irreversibly deactivating acetylcholinesterase and raising acetylcholine levels and causing SLUDGE.
Every stone grants different abilities to its owner. The Infinity Gems (previously known as Soul Gems) are some of the most powerful artifacts in the Universe. Each one allows its owner complete omnipotence over one aspect of the universe: time, space, reality, mind, power, and soul. When all six are directly wielded together, nothing is impossible for their bearer.
Soul Gem. Within the Soul Gem is a pocket Dimension known as Soulworld. The Soul Gem has the vampiric ability to absorb souls, project concussive blast of force, devolve living organisms, telepathy and shape shifting abilities. The Infinity Gems were said to be the essence of the primordial entity Nemesis, whom split itself into six gems, eons ago. Nemesis chose to end its life, rather than live as the only sentience in the universe. The small emerald green babble known as the Soul Gem revealed that it was a sentient life-form possessing vast cosmic abilities.