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Personally, I do not find this a satisfying ending, in fact in a way, it ruins the story. The villain's character arc was completed when he died in the major battle, they should have found his body...
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2019-12-19T22:13:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:35:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/38141 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
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Personally, I do not find this a satisfying ending, in fact in a way, it ruins the story. The villain's character arc was completed when he died in the major battle, they should have found his body in the rubble. So instead of the happily ever after ending you gave your heroes, after this incident, despite killing the demon, we have to think they will spend the rest of their lives looking over their shoulders for something else to happen. They are left with no peace, they must be warriors forever. If you want an epilogue, hint at a "next generation" sequel, whether you ever write one or not. After starting these families and settling in, they discover their children have certain natural talents they recognize ...
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-08-06T13:35:18Z (over 6 years ago)
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