Dusk Shard The Dusk Shard is a piece of deifacted nethicite cut from the Sun - Cryst by King Raithwall in " Final Fantasy XII " . Before its identity is revealed , it is referred to as the Goddess ' s Magicite . Story . The Dusk Shard is one of the three shards of deifacted nethicite used by Raithwall to unite Ivalice , and is stored in Dalmasca , hidden in the Royal Palace of Rabanastre treasury . It can react to the presence of Raithwall ' s lineage and thus King Raminas B ' nargin Dalmasca trusted captain Basch fon Ronsenburg with its location in case it would ever be needed to prove the true heir of the kingdom . Vaan finds the Dusk Shard hidden in a statue in the palace treasury when he sneaks in to steal . He is discovered by sky pirates Balthier and Fran , also seeking the nethicite . None of them know what the treasure is , but guess it to be valuable , and Vaan refuses to hand it over . He evades the pirates when a battle between the Resistance and the Archadian Empire begins . In the manga adaptation Vaan is paranoid that Balthier will take the magicite by force , or otherwise demand it in exchange for aid . During the commotion Balthier tosses Vaan onto Fran ' s hovercraft and follows suit , but the Dusk Shard disables the hovercraft ' s skystone and the trio crashes into the Garamsythe Waterway . Judge Gabranth and Vayne Solidor ransack the palace treasury after the battle , but cannot find the Dusk Shard . While imprisoned in Nalbina Dungeons , a seeq prisoner steals the Dusk Shard from Vaan , but he reclaims it before the party escapes . After returning to Rabanastre Vaan hears his friend Penelo has been kidnapped to the Skycity of Bhujerba and begs Balthier to fly him there with his airship . Balthier is reluctant , but when Vaan offers the magicite as payment he relents . When the party is captured by Judge Ghis he reveals the utility of a piece of deifacted nethicite to prove the royal lineage of Ashelia B ' nargin Dalmasca as a descendant of Raithwall and heir to Dalmasca . Realizing that the Goddess ' s Magicite Vaan has carried all this time is the Dusk Shard , Vaan reluctantly hands it over to Ghis in exchange for their lives . Ghis sends the Dusk Shard to Dr . Cid . After obtaining the Sword of Kings , the party hunts down Dr . Cid in the Draklor Laboratory to destroy the Dusk Shard , as well as the Midlight Shard , another piece of deifacted nethicite Cid holds . They are unsuccessful , however , as Cid departs , claiming to be heading to the Giruvegan . The party follows him but discovers they have been duped and Cid was never going that way . Ashe ' s quest takes her to the Pharos where they find the Sun - Cryst . Dr . Cid reintegrates the three pieces of deifacted nethicite — Dawn Shard , Dusk Shard and Midlight Shard — into the Sun - Cryst that spills Mist over Ivalice . The Dusk Shard is presumably destroyed when Reddas shatters the Sun - Cryst with the Sword of Kings . Gameplay . The Goddess ' s Magicite can be equipped as an accessory . When equipped , it will provide the bearer with 13 Magick Resist but the wearer ' s MP will be decreased to 0 . Other appearances . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Goddess ' s Magicite is a high - rank trade accessory needed to trade for several high - level weapons . Etymology . All of the pieces of deifacted nethicite are named after times of day .