A digitally created artwork featuring an ancient, weathered tome with intricate, rune- etched covers, lying open on a cracked obsidian pedestal. The pages are aged parchment with subtle tears, glowing faintly as if infused with otherworldly energy. On the left page, a surreal, foreboding landscape emerges—a twisted, desolate valley dotted with jagged black spires and glowing crimson shrubs. Dark mist swirls ominously over the terrain. On the right page, a shadowy castle looms atop a distant hill, its jagged towers piercing a blood- red sky streaked with dark clouds. A faint, eerie glow emanates from its windows. The edges of the book shimmer with a subtle iridescence, blending reality and magic seamlessly. The background is an endless void with faint silhouettes of gnarled trees and ghostly figures. Dramatic lighting enhances the ominous, enchanted ambiance of this dark fantasy scene