Went with a much different background and I think it really helped set a different mood with the drawing and overall feeling. Really helped pop certain features out and keep the focus on Krystal without her getting too muddy with the background.
I decided to give Krystal a bit more clothing in the way of the leggings and bracers. I personally believe in giving fanart characters slightly different designs to help differentiate them from the source material. And besides, I really have a thing for skin-tight leggings and I think she would need them if she were really attempting a free-climb thousands of feet in the sky like this.
I personally like this clothed one much more. I really enjoy working on armor and weapon detail. Now to make them shine!