Hellbound Heart

Hellbound Heart (往き地獄精神,Yukijigoku Seishin) is an magical item created by an ancient mage.

Description
The Hellbound Heart, while its original name has been lost in time is a magical item known to have been created long ago by an ancient mage. Created for the purpose of saving and preserve the souls of the deceased. Sometime after its creation, it was stolen by the dark mage Lemarchand who combined it with several of his own creations, corrupting it in the process. Though its use, Lemarchand created several creatures that he dubbed the Cenobites. Using his new creatures he ravaged several countries. Years later, it was stolen and lost leading to his defeat and ultimate death.

Abilities
Soul Preservation: One of the main function of the Hellbound Heart is the ability to preserve the souls of the deceased. While the original reason this is unknown, after its corruption the stored souls are used to create demons. The number of souls that can be preserved is unknown.

Cenobite Creation: One of the main function of the Hellbound Heart. Using the preserved souls, it is able to give birth to demons like entities. Little about this process is unknown, what is known is that the souls are often tortured to the point they no longer resemble their prior selves. After which, the Hellbound Heart will change shape and spit out an organic mass before retuning to its original state. From here the tortured souls is entered into the mass, causing it to grow into a body that matches the soul.

Trivia

 * The method in which it is able to create Cenobites, is based from the method used to create demons in the TV show,.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Hellbound Heart is a horror novella by, first published in November 1986 by Dark Harvest in the third volume of their Night Visions anthology series, and notable for becoming the basis for the 1987 movie Hellraiser and its franchise.