Image: Isometric Battle in Sellia Crystal Tunnel

This dark-fantasy illustration presents an isometric, pulled-back view of the battle between the Tarnished and the Fallingstar Beast inside the Sellia Crystal Tunnel, rendered with a more realistic, less cartoon-like aesthetic. The camera floats above and behind the Tarnished, revealing the cavern as a vast, uneven battlefield carved from shadowed stone and studded with glowing mineral formations. The Tarnished occupies the lower left of the composition, seen from behind in the distinctive Black Knife armor. The armor’s dark metal plates are scratched and worn, catching only faint highlights from nearby crystal light. A heavy black cloak flows outward behind the warrior, its folds thick and textured rather than stylized, reinforcing the gritty, grounded tone of the scene. In the right hand, the Tarnished grips a straight sword held low and forward, its steel reflecting a jagged arc of purple lightning that slices across the rocky floor. The left hand is empty, extended for balance, emphasizing a fast, aggressive stance with no shield to rely on.

Across the cavern, the Fallingstar Beast looms in the upper right, its massive frame built from layered, rocklike segments studded with sharp golden spines. The creature’s surface looks heavy and mineral, as though carved from molten ore rather than illustrated lines. At the front of the beast, a translucent mass glows with dense violet energy, casting flickering light over its jagged features. From this core, a crackling beam of purple power slams into the ground, blasting sparks, molten fragments, and glowing dust into the air. The long segmented tail arches behind the monster, partially lost in shadow, suggesting movement and weight beyond the frozen moment.

The Sellia Crystal Tunnel environment is depicted with a subdued, realistic palette. Blue crystal clusters protrude from the left wall and the lower right foreground, their facets duller and more natural, refracting light rather than glowing like neon. Iron braziers along the tunnel burn with steady orange flames, painting warm highlights across the rock and balancing the cold crystal tones. The cavern floor is cluttered with rubble, broken stone, and glowing debris from the beast’s impact, all rendered with depth and texture that make the space feel physically tangible.

Lighting is restrained and cinematic, avoiding exaggerated color while still emphasizing contrast. The Tarnished is rim-lit by the cool reflections of nearby crystals, while the Fallingstar Beast is backlit so its spines glimmer faintly like heated metal. Fine particles drift through the air, catching light in subtle ways rather than sparkling overtly. The overall effect is a grounded, ominous snapshot of a deadly confrontation, capturing the weight, danger, and bleak grandeur of Elden Ring’s underground battlefields from a high, tactical perspective.

The image is related to: Elden Ring: Fallingstar Beast (Sellia Crystal Tunnel) Boss Fight