A hyper- realistic midshot portrait of a medieval knight clad in dark, jagged steel armor, engraved with sinister runes and barbed patterns. The armor’s surface is rough and battle- worn, with deep crimson inlays glowing faintly like embers. The helmet features a menacing, spiked design, with a visor slightly raised to reveal piercing, icy blue eyes. A massive, segmented centipede coils around the knight’s neck like a living necklace, its glossy black exoskeleton glistening under the dim, eerie light. Its countless legs shift and writhe, and its venomous mandibles twitch near the knight’s cheek. The background is a vast, foreboding abyss of crumbling gothic ruins, shrouded in thick, swirling shadows. Jagged spires pierce the sky, illuminated by distant, ominous red light. The air is thick with mist, curling around the knight like grasping hands. The scene exudes an aura of ancient, malevolent power, captured in exquisite 8K resolution