A sweeping, high-angle cinematic shot of a decaying medieval fantasy castle courtyard overrun by creeping dark ivy and shattered stone statues. A lone knight in battle-scarred, tarnished silver plate armor stands in the center, holding a broadsword crackling with intense, glowing blue arcane energy. A torrential rainstorm rages above, with dark, churning thunderclouds illuminated from within by jagged purple lightning. The magical energy from the sword acts as a strong practical light source, casting harsh, flickering blue rim lights along the wet, metallic ridges of the armor and the slick cobblestone ground. Deep, moody shadows fill the arched colonnades in the background. Shot with a 35mm lens, providing a wide field of view that emphasizes the vast, oppressive scale of the ruined architecture. Muted, desaturated earth tones contrast sharply with the vivid magical blue. Heavy cinematic film grain, high contrast, volumetric rain droplets backlit by the sword, rich tactile textures on the weathered stone and wet metal, epic dark fantasy composition.
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