Image: Black Knife Tarnished vs. Draconic Tree Sentinel — Capital Outskirts

The scene depicts a tense, high-intensity battle set in the Capital Outskirts, inspired by the world and visual spirit of *Elden Ring*. In the foreground, the Tarnished — clad in Black Knife armor — stands low and ready to strike, their posture coiled in anticipation. The armor is painted in deep onyx tones with softened edges and fabric folds that ripple like torn shadows. A crimson glow radiates from the dagger in their right hand, illuminating the silhouette of their dark, hooded form. Their face is obscured by the hood, enhancing the stealthy, ghostlike presence the Black Knife assassins are known for.

Opposing them is the Draconic Tree Sentinel — an imposing, armored knight mounted on a drake-like steed. The boss’s golden armor gleams like hammered metal, embossed with elaborate filigree and curved ridges that evoke both divinity and brutality. Lightning crackles faintly across its surface, emphasizing the raw, magical power coursing through the foe. The Sentinel wields a halberd, gripped correctly and more realistically compared to earlier versions — held with one hand toward the mid-shaft and the other positioned nearer the base for leverage and striking reach. The halberd’s wide, crescent blade gleams fiercely, balanced by a wicked spear-point opposite the head. Sparks and faint arcs of lightning dance around the weapon, as if the very air rebels against its presence.

The mount beneath the Sentinel is no ordinary warhorse — it resembles a scaled steed, its skin rough like weathered stone, its nostrils burning with smoldering embers. Its eyes blaze with draconic fire, and as it rears from the ground, chunks of dirt erupt beneath its hooves. Dust swirls into the open air in response to the momentum of the charge.

The background is filled with towering stone archways of Leyndell’s outskirts — ancient, shattered, and reclaimed by creeping vines and time-worn decay. Soft daylight filters through cracks and broken structures, illuminating patches of moss and trailing foliage. The ruins create a contrast of serene antiquity against the violent, kinetic clash occurring in the foreground.

Every detail — the glint of blade edges, the flow of cloth and cape, the trembling air around jagged lightning — contributes to a sense that the two forces are moments away from collision. It is a duel of assassin versus golden knight, shadow versus storm, the quiet precision of the Black Knife against the overwhelming holy wrath of the Draconic Tree Sentinel. The resulting composition is both cinematic and painterly — a still frame that feels alive, poised on the edge of decisive violence and fate.

The image is related to: Elden Ring: Draconic Tree Sentinel (Capital Outskirts) Boss Fight