Chevalier Face au Spectre de la Forêt

Cinematic dark fantasy movie still of [Aldric], a battle-worn medieval knight with [wet shoulder-length dark hair], a scarred face, and realistic steel armor splattered with mud and rain. He grips a bloodstained longsword, standing face-to-face in an intense confrontation with a [terrifying forest wraith] formed from twisted bark, dead leaves, and living shadows, featuring glowing red eyes and luminous crimson cracks across its form. Setting is a dark ancient forest during heavy rainfall, with muddy ground and atmospheric fog. Dramatic contrast lighting, shallow depth of field.