To offer some other than a comment, I'll give you some criticism (or advice, pick what suites you best =D).
First off all, your recoloring only looks as if you changed the hue all together. That's a okay I guess, but doesn't make the sprite look less natural. First, assemble a proper palette, then recolor each piece of the sprite rather than changing the color all together.
The demon magic animation is good, just requires shading is all.
Your 'Chimera' is creative, I'll admit that but its just a bunch of sprite pieces that are placed horribly together. Be logical here, a sprite has to have anatomy (unless its a slime or related).