Prompt:
A grim, foreboding medieval fortress looms on the edge of a jagged cliff, its twisted spires clawing at the storm-ridden sky like the bones of some long-forgotten beast. The castle’s blackened stone walls are slick with rain, and its windows glow faintly with an unnatural, sickly green light. Below, a churning river of dark, almost black water cuts through a desolate landscape of gnarled trees and jagged rocks. A crumbling, ancient bridge, half-collapsed and overgrown with thorny vines, spans the river, leading to a path swallowed by a forest of towering, skeletal trees. The castle’s tattered banners, bearing a blood-red sigil of a coiled serpent, whip violently in the howling wind.
In the foreground, a lone female knight stands defiantly, her battered armor scorched and scarred from countless battles. Her tattered cloak, once a vibrant blue, now hangs in shreds, stained with mud and ash. She grips a massive, jagged greatsword, its blade etched with glowing runes that pulse faintly with a dim, crimson light. Her warhorse, a massive black steed with glowing red eyes and armor adorned with spikes, snorts plumes of smoke as it paws at the ground, sensing the danger ahead. The knight’s face is obscured by a horned helmet, but her posture radiates determination and fury.
The sky is a swirling maelstrom of black and deep crimson, with lightning streaking across the clouds in jagged bursts. The river reflects the chaos above, its surface bubbling and churning as if alive. From the shadows of the forest, grotesque creatures emerge—twisted, humanoid figures with elongated limbs, glowing eyes, and jagged teeth. Some crawl on all fours, while others hover unnaturally above the ground, their forms shifting and distorting. In the distance, a massive, winged beast circles the castle, its silhouette blotting out the sky as it lets out a bone-chilling roar.
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