Gnarled golden-leaf world tree grows

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This stunning epic dark fantasy illustration features an ancient twisted golden world tree growing through an ornate, rune-etched circular glowing portal, accessed by a weathered stone staircase ascending a foggy, jagged mountain peak. The portal reveals a bright, idyllic otherworldly realm of floating islands, cascading waterfalls, and soaring fantasy castles, a stark contrast to the stormy, lightning-lit dark sky and jagged spired peaks of the desolate foreground. Warm golden light spills out from the portal onto wet, golden-leaf strewn cracked stone, creating a dramatic, mystical mood of interdimensional travel and ancient magic.