Well there's not much that hasn't been said yet, except . . .
I just don't like anyone in this story. There is no character that grasps me and makes me want to keep reading. I'm totally bored at this point.
Here's why:
The stuff on the frontier was interesting because the inherent conflict of "survival," was always there. On top of that, the PoV character from out there, Baltier, is essentially gone, and without much explanation. Really it just seems like a massive prologue and now we actually have the real story, which is boring.
If you want to make someone look cool, you don't have them beat up a bunch of red shirts, you have them beat up Captain Kirk. Alternatively if we're supposed to be cheering for Baltier+ then we need a reason. Frankly he just seems like a mass murdering freak with a grudge and superpowers. I just want someone to come up and pound him into the ground, chop him up into little bits, and kick some dirt on his stupid hat for spite. I realize I'm supposed to be confused and concerned about Baltier since he's now trapped in the body of evil superman, but . . . I really don't. I can't even enjoy him on a Rambo level.
Lucard is another big jerk. When he was looking for someone to hit, I wanted to laugh (having felt that way myself), but then he turned around and had to say, " YOU DARE IMPEDE A KNIGHT . . ." I mean seriously, did he get his education at B-movie University? Taking such classes as "Being an 80's cartoon villain 101?"
And that's really one of the problems with the piece, everyone seems like a villain. That's cool . . . I guess . . . yeah kinda. .. no . .. no . . . no it's not. It's really not.
Baltier wanting to enact a certain revenge for not being assisted when he rang the bell: Cool.
Baltier+ running through the world and targeting anybody to randomly slaughter: Less cool.
It's not not that interesting, especially with all his superpowers.
And what the heck is a shield master? You keep using the word and I guess you're trying to say "Green Barret," but I Keep thinking of some dueling shield specialist, but I'm not entirely sure about that since they seem to be more elite guard and not master of ridiculous weapon.
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/pix/talhoffer_thrust_over_shield.gifhttp://www.artofcombat.org/Dueling_2.jpg(I can't find a picture of my favorite version of these, which is a giant oval shaped shield with spikes coming out the top and bottom, pointing at the opponent. If you can imagine staff fighting with a giant shield instead of a staff, you'll get the idea.)
Okay, now onto the really bizarre thing: Punching unarmored people with a plated fist. This itself isnt' so bad, but at the same time doing so would very likely break her jaw, or some other bone. It's not a serious big deal but I agree with Vegetable, I mean . . . Vegetathalas, that it's kinda out of no where.
And yeah nubile is one of those words where if you use it without other obscure words in the chapter, it just sounds like you're trying to show off.