Lotor
I guess Balonium, as it is strong and much powerful.
You can recruit him by having Matthew talk to him
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"By the sword" means by force.
The sword is called Aqueric Force. Do the "Its a Wash" quest from Valencia.
Select new game and click on hectors mode
when you get to the wooden gear have a look around and you should be able to find the sword
If you want to know how was the shining force created, it was created by merging sword of light with Kane's sword of darkness. This sword is very famous throughout the world.
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Fire emblem sacred stones is the game after blazing sword on GBA. The main characters are Eirika and Epharim.
Deep Woods during the Total Rampage and Ultimate Challenge missions.