The Midlight Shard remained in the possession of the House of Nabradia until the Archadian invasion. Wanting to test its power, Dr. Cid ordered Judge Zecht to take it to Nabudis, annihilating the city, and draining the Mist within the stone. The stone returned to Cid's possession until at the Pharos, when he integrates it back into the Sun-Cryst.