Cardia proceeded quietly down the silent chamber, occasionally peering at
a sleeping figure within.  Ahead of him a light flared and then faded,
leaving behind an empty capsule.  Who had been there?  Where did they go?

Despair begin to mount in Cardia's heart.  Where was he, anyways?  In all
his adventures he had never seen such a place.  He slumped down against a
capsule and began to cry.  Eventually he cried himself out and fell into a
troubled sleep.

His sleep was troubled by a terrible dream... he was being chased through a
cavern of razor-edged crystal by a terrible demonic monster.  Up ahead he
saw a radiant figure waiting for him, and just when he thought he was
going to make it... he woke up.

As soon as he opened his eyes the first thing on his mind was his stomach.
How long had it been since he'd eaten?  He laughed to himself.  'Try 4000
years.'  Rising to his feet, he began to explore the cavern further, more
for food than for curiousity's sake.  He found an intersection, and,
looking in all four directions, headed what he thought was north.

Eventually he came to a stop before a heavy iron door.  Locked, of course.
Sliding into deep concentration, he focused his thoughts on the door and
raised his hands.  When he opened his eyes a few moments later, the door
had completely vanished.

Stepping through the now-open doorway, he found himself in a wide chamber.
On a pedestal in the center of the room was a single shining crystal.  He
felt the familiar energy of black magic radiating from it.  He approached
cautiously.  When he was within ten feet the crystal, it spoke to him in a
commanding male voice.

"Stop.  Do not come closer.  I sense unknown powers flowing through you.
Who are you that you would command such forces?"

Gathering his courage to speak to a piece of rock, he replied: "My name is
Cardia, and you are right.  I do possess some power.  I have never seen a
talking crystal, sir, but I suppose you can help me as well as anyone else.
Where am I?"

"The Moon.  How did you come here if you didn't even know you where here
was?"

Cardia decided he had to find out more.  "I touched a red crystal, not
unlike yourself, and found myself in these lonely caverns.  Sir, how can I
ever get back home?"

The crystal was silent in thought for a few moments.  "I cannot help you to
leave the moon.  But, you say your name is Cardia?  Bahamut may find you of
interest.  Indeed, you can find his cave close, about seven miles away, to
the east."

"But how do I get out of these caves?"

"Through the door of course."  With a flash of golden light, a door
appeared on the wall behind the crystal.  "Be on your way now, Cardia. The
master awaits."

Casting a quick glance at the crystal, Cardia pulled open the door and
stepped out onto the lunar surface beyond.