The above is an alternate take on the ending of The Crystal Empress. Both the initial ending and this bonus chapter are equally valid interpretations as far as canon goes, so it's up to you to decide which is the "true" ending.

I know which one I personally consider the real ending, but that's just me.

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Being honest, that's not really too impressive. Three other people beat her to beating basically all of them. What she needs to really be afraid of is dumb luck. Better known as harmony

i was really shocked to see a new chapter added out of nowhere but i couldnt be happier about it. of course just as dark and cruel as always, exactly what i love about your work so much.

as much as i prefer the ending where rarity can.. 'happily' live on as a slave to flurry, or i guess whatever fucked up version of 'happy' that could be, i really liked seeing such a brutal alternate ending where the only worth she had left was to kill herself for her goddess

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I love the idea that the finale where the innocent woman is sexually assaulted to such a degree that it destroyed not only her marriage, but her psyche to such a degree that she willingly returns to her abuser, is the "good ending".

I'm glad you liked the additional ending. Writing a character as profoundly cruel and petty as Flurry was a very fun exercise for me, so I wouldn't be surprised if I try to recapture the spirit of this story for another, similar character.

Oh wow, poor Rarity...
You know, this may sound strange, but as a person that is terribly afraid of death, I have a profound respect for people that are able to kill themselves. My mother used to say that people that commit suicide are cowards, but I never saw it that way, since it takes guts to make yourself stop existing.
So if I was in Rarity's case, I would just relocate, not give a flying fk about what my ex friends/family would say. They would slowly get over it, but I can't reanimate myself to life