Heart of Kandrakar

Heart of Kandrakar
Other names	The Thingy The Heart The Crystal Enchanted Heart Mystic Jewel
Manufacturer	Xin Jing
Owner	Unidentified first female keeper (previously) Nerissa (previously) Himerish (previously) Cassidy (briefly) Yan Lin (currently in comics; formerly in TV series) Will Vandom (currently in TV series; formerly in comics) Orube (formerly) Matthew Olsen (briefly; comics)
Location	Kandrakar (Currently Comics) Earth (Currently Television Series, Formerly Comics)
Notable features	A fuchsia colored, orbicular crystal with a silver casing
Status	Extant
Magic
Powers	Transforms the Guardians and transmits the powers of the Aurameres Folding Astral Drop Creation

The Heart of Kandrakar, commonly referred to as either the Heart or the Crystal, is a magical crystal orb pendant and the mystical heart of the fortress Kandrakar in the center of infinity that was bestowed to the leader of the Guardians and enables them to transform into their superhero alter egos by channelling the elemental energies of the Aurameres into them which also enhances their powers.

Plot

Legend

Xin Jing draws strength from the very essences of the Four Dragons' themselves as well as her own.

In Ancient China, there once was a mighty empire that was suffering from a prolonged drought. Feeling pity for the people of the kingdom, the Jade Emperor's Four Dragons came together to bring rain to the land.

Angered that they had acted without his permission, the Emperor ordered that the dragons be confined in four mountains. However, Xin Jing realized that the dragons were right in helping the people. She argued with her father, and when he refused to reverse his decision, she released the dragons herself by utilizing her own magic and combining her innermost self with those of the dragons.

The dragons then spiritually became one with Xin Jing. All that remained of her was an orb-shaped crystal pendant, which was none other than the Heart of Kandrakar. In the comics, the four dragons turned them into the four great rivers of China.

Background

Although the Guardians have some power without the Heart, their strength is greatly increased by it. Without the Aurameres, the Guardians' powers would be drawn from their life force instead.

In the comics, the Heart is a unique magical jewel that merges with its keeper's own physical body and vital essence when it is not in use, and retains a shade/ghostly of them when it is passed on to the next holder.

In the TV series, the Heart remains distinct from its owner, and each world has a Heart of its own, some of which are jewels like the Heart of Kandrakar, and others of which are people with tremendous magical power. Elyon is the Heart of Meridian, and Lilian Hale is the Heart of Earth. The holder of one Heart can merge it with another world's Heart, but only if that Heart is given willingly.^{[citation needed]} Nerissa had to resort to trickery to acquire Elyon's increasingly strong magical powers instead of direct confrontation or stealing it from her.

This means that the pink gem is literally the very mystical essence/core and "Heart" of Kandrakar, and possibly its central power source.

In the comics, the Heart is the very essence/spark, and core of Kandrakar itself, which explains the reason the Oracle's head is marked with its symbol.^{[citation needed]} Even the Oracle does not have the power to demand the Keeper hand it over, and the Keeper must decide to return it, which is the reason why Endarno does not simply use his powers as the new Oracle to take the Heart from Will, which would enable him to succeed in his evil scheme and greatly weaken the Guardians.

Powers

When it was first introduced, the Guardians were told that the Heart possessed two powers. The ability to channel the power of the Aurameres into them – enhancing their elemental abilities, transforming them back into their normal selves, and allowing them to transform into their alter egos – and the ability to close holes in the Veil. However, further powers are either revealed or added to the Heart as the series progresses.

The previous Guardian of Water, Cassidy, receives the Heart from the Oracle himself after Nerissa was forced to be forever separated from its vast power.

Early in Season 1, the Heart is shown to have an unusually strong and close telepathic bond with whomever it is bestowed upon, allowing the Heart to track the holder, or the holder to track it,^{[citation needed]} if they are separated from each other. The Heart can be used in conjunction with an enchanted section of the Map of portals, once part of a much larger map, located in Phobos's castle, to find portals in the Veil. The Heart is also the key to go to the ethereal realm of Kandrakar itself.

In the TV series, the Heart possesses the ability to display images of people and items at their present state and location, even though other realms such as Meridian and the Guardians use this power a number of times.^{[citation needed]}

The Heart has the power to create Astral Drops, physical duplicates of the people who summon them, but with limited personalities.

It is also revealed that the Heart of Kandrakar can force a beast in disguise to reveal their true form upon contact with them. Later, in the battle for the Aurameres and later for Zamballa, the Heart emitted a beam of light that revealed the true forms of Nerissa and her minions when it shone on them.

According to Prince Phobos, with the Heart's power, his powers, abilities, and strength would be greatly heightened and amplified to innumerable levels.^{[citation needed]}

The Heart was automatically merged with the Seal of Phobos, a mystical rhombus-shaped gold-colored item that is said to be a universal key. This also proves that the Heart has the ability to absorb or merge with magical items. After the merging, the Heart gained the ability to open portals in the Veil, not only close them. The Heart lost this power as the Veil was lowered.

Will used the Heart's ability to create multiple copies of the crystal pendant to deceive others from the original one. However, these duplicates were completely ordinary and possessed no mystical or supernatural abilities whatsoever. Afterwards, this rare ability was not used again in the TV series or comics.

Yan Lin, former Guardian of Air, is presented with the mystic Heart upon Cassidy's tragic and untimely demise.

In the comics, the Heart retains a shadow of the spirit of each of its former holders, allowing Will to ask it for advice.^{[citation needed]} It also is capable of transporting its user to anywhere desired, even if its user does not know the precise location of the desired destination.^{[citation needed]} It can also create an image of anyone the Keeper desires it to, like an Astral Drop, which can talk, feel, and think.

In both the comic book and the TV series, the Heart also shows a number of other, less specific abilities, including the ability to let off a flash of energy that can blind or disorient an enemy^{[citation needed]} and free the user when they is imprisoned or trapped,^{[citation needed]} and a limited ability to act on its own when the Guardians are in danger. The Heart has only acted on its own twice, and that was when Phobos sent a giant bug-like creature to kill Elyon's adoptive parents. It shot a ray of light at the creature, shrinking it down to the size of a normal bug, revealing another one of its abilities. The second time was when Cornelia sneaked into Elyon's palace to pay her a visit, as she believed there was still good within her, and stole the Heart from Will, for reasons unknown, though perhaps she believed it could somehow help her, even though she was not a Keeper of the Heart. Elyon, her mind still clouded by Cedric's lies at the time, imprisoned Cornelia in a bubble, but the bubble was shattered by the Heart, which suddenly activated without warning and freed Cornelia.

The Heart is able to protect its Keeper from dark forces, like the time it shielded Will from the dark magic of Phobos's poisonous Black Roses, but was not able to keep her from falling into a deep sleep.

The Heart of Kandrakar was also used to break the deadly spell of Phobos on the Crown of Light, a crown of the rightful ruler of Meridian, to help the rightful heir to achieve her full powers.

The Mage used the Heart of Kandrakar to create the Star of Threbe to find the missing Weira.

In the comics, Nerissa, armed with the Heart of Kandrakar, was able to penetrate the powerful magical defenses of Kandrakar, withstand the combined assaults of the Oracle and the Congregation, rival the Oracle's power, and would have conquered Kandrakar had the Guardians had not intervened, showing the Heart's great power. Nerissa also caused the Heart to explode, thus creating some black goo that nearly consumed all of Kandrakar, the Oracle, the Congregation, the Guardians and Caleb. Nerissa also claimed that possession of the Heart of Kandrakar would make her Queen of the Elements, and managed to even deflect the formidable elemental attacks the Congregation of Kandrakar bombarded her with.^{[citation needed]}

Will used the Heart of Kandrakar to seal a binding oath Prince Phobos made for getting the Seal of Nerissa back to the Guardians and not using its immense power for himself in exchange for his freedom.

Will screamed, "Save him!" when Matt fell from a roller-coaster when the two are under attack from Cedric, and the Heart of Kandrakar emitted a beam of light that formed a sphere that protected Matt. Matt also sacrifices himself to save Will from Cedric's deadly attack, which rekindled the Heart's magic, because love is the most powerful magic of all.

The Heart of Kandrakar was given the power of regeneration by the nymph Xin Jing, which is the reason why Yan Lin managed to serve Kandrakar for so long, and the Guardians' continual transformations do not exhaust them, as the power of regeneration ensures a balance between the body and the mind. Every time one of the Guardians touch the Heart, they become stronger. The power of regeneration even cured Taranee's blurry eyesight.

List of powers

These are the abilities that the Heart bestows upon all five Guardians:

• Invisibility (in TV series, only Air Guardian can become invisible)
• Absorbing certain physical matter into oneself or simply only absorbing their life-force
• Teletransportation
• Spell-casting
• Flying with the usage of wings (in TV series and after they received New Power in comics; Air Guardian is the only one who can fly otherwise)
• Regeneration (only when they are connected to an Auramere or the Heart itself to fuel their powers)
• Zenith Elemental Mimicry

Keepers of the Heart

Nerissa receiving the Heart of Kandrakar

Notable individuals who have been keepers of the Heart of Kandrakar are Nerissa, Cassidy, Yan Lin, and Will. In the comics, there have been many others before them. Previous Keepers are alluded to, given the revelation of multiple previous groups of Guardians.

In the TV series, it is implied that the Mage may also have been a previous owner of the Heart; whether this was temporary or not is unclear.

Quotes

Season One

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“	Hay Lin:	Wow. The Heart of Kandrakar got turbocharged!	”
	Yan Lin:	Ah! It appears that the Heart has absorbed the Seal's power to open portals.
	—The Seal of Phobos

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