Cibba Cibba is a character in " Final Fantasy Adventure " . He is a respected sage living in Wendel and he used to be a great warrior . Story . Both Sumo and Fuji head over to the palace to meet Cibba , the sage . Cibba introduces himself to them , and tells them that Bogard told him about them . He also confirms that the pendant is the symbol of Mana . He ask Fuji to step into the magic circle , and she ' ll see what she must be seen . Fuji goes within the circle , and her mother appears before them . She tells her daughter that they are members of the Mana Family . They are seeds of the Mana Tree , and they must guard it . The Vandole Empire abused the power of Mana a long time ago . So she sealed the Waterfalls with the pendant , so that nobody can come close to the Mana Tree . But again , another empire by the name of Glaive Empire is trying to use it for evil . Telling her to guard the Mana Tree with the Gemma Knights before her figure disappear . The Mysterious Man walks into the palace , telling them all that the Glaive Empire is attacking Wendel . He tells Fuji that he ' ll take her to a safe place and they both leave . Cibba wonders where he ' s taking her and Sumo follows him only to see a wounded solder who tells Sumo that he was attack from behind by that man . Within the town , monsters are roaming the it ' s streets . Sumo makes it out outside and finds the Mysterious Man who is none other than Julius himself . Sumo asks him why he ' s doing this , and replies that he wasn ' t sure if she was the right girl until he saw what happened inside the palace . He takes his leave and Sumo goes to follow , Julius unleashes his magical power upon him which incapacitates Sumo . Telling him that he has no chance of winning against him . Sumo wakes up within the palace next to Cibba , telling him that Julius took Fuji to the west in his airship . Before Sumo goes in pursue of Julius , Cibba gives him the Book of Heal . Cibba told Bogard about Fuji being taken by the Glaive Empire , which makes Bogard track down Sumo so that he can assist him in rescuing her . Cibba went to Lorim , but he becomes traps behind a door frozen . But after Kary ' s defeat , Sumo meets Cibba who gives him a key , telling him to go up the river by the Ammonite Coast and beyond to Floatrock . To use the key to open the cave in the Floatrocks . The guardian monster there is in possession of the legendary sword . Cibba tells Sumo that he ' ll hear the rest after he claims the sword and returns with it . Sumo returns with the rusted sword to Cibba , he tells him that the only thing left to do is to reveal the Dime Tower in the Crystal Desert . Sumo asked him how , and reply that the sword will help him . He should use it in the Cave of Ruins . Sumo is surprise to hear that the rusty sword had such great power . Cibba tells him that the legendary sword only shows its real power when it approves the wielder , stating that if he ' s a real Knight of Gemma . It will help him . Before Sumo leaves , Cibba gives him directions to the Cave of Ruins which is located in the desert near Ish , and further mentions that Dr . Bowow knows it well . After Julius ' s Defeat , Sumo visit Cibba in Wendel .