High-resolution anime-style illustration with dramatic painterly textures, cinematic backlighting, and a somber, feudal atmosphere. A young woman stands atop a rocky outcrop, gazing at the blood-red sun sinking beneath the horizon. Her dark brown hair is tied into a loose ponytail, strands escaping to dance in the wind. She wears a weathered dark-blue kimono, its hem tattered and stained with dust from the long road traveled. A sheathed katana rests in her grip, her fingers tightening around the hilt as the distant silhouettes of armored warriors emerge from the heat-hazed valley below. Behind her, a single tattered banner flutters against the twilight sky, its sigil barely visible against the sun’s dying glow. The scent of earth and steel lingers as the last cicadas of summer cry out. The painterly mix of deep crimsons, burnt oranges, and muted grays enhances the dramatic tension, capturing the quiet resolve before battle.