Menacing winged dragon looms over a medieval stone castle

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This vibrant high fantasy illustration features a massive fortified medieval stone castle with red tiled turrets, hanging heraldic red banners, positioned beside a calm misty river framed by pine forests and distant rolling mountains. A fearsome dark scaled dragon with bat-like red wings soars overhead, as lightning crackles through storm clouds and golden sunset beams break across the purple and orange sky, while armored knights and robed villagers traverse the stone bridge leading to the castle gates. The dramatic, tense storybook art style evokes classic medieval fantasy adventure and mythical legend themes.