Finally, the last picture in the Crystal Empure series!
Originally it was just going to be Cadance, but then I realised it would make more sense to involve Spike. Then I decided to do something symetrical to create a feeling of balanced harmony, added in Shiny, the castle, and it all just evolved into this.
I think I overdid the swirls, but I can deffinitely see myself using something like them in my future works.