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Gothic fantasy illustration: Woman holds a mandrake — AI art by @CaylaCatz

@CaylaCatz · 9/8/2026

Entry in the Halloween Goth Girls - Mini Theme theme on BudgetPixel.

Safe in her hidden alcove holding a sleeping mandrake. the witch watches the witch hunter through her gazing mirror. The witch hunter had found the faceless farmer. The witch who had done that enchantment was long gone but the witch hunter wouldn't care. He would kill any witch. The witch sighed, wondering how long she would have to hide before the witch hunter would give up and leave the village. She pulled deeper into the alcove and waved her hand muttering. The alcove changed shape becoming a large room with no windows or doors. Only the gazing mirror showed the outside world. "Might as well get comfortable." she thought as books filled the shelves along one wall. Her bed popped into view along with her kitchen. She yawned. Might as well take a nap. Creating an inside space larger than the ouside was always draining. Not to mention teleporting her stuff. Plus she was not a daylight girl. She yawned. The moon would rise in a few hours. She grinned. She'd always wanted to turn someone into a toad. She had the ingredients and tonight was a full moon. It would just take a day or two to prep the ingredients. She yawned again. She'd check the grimoire when she woke up. Too bad. He was a handsome lad. She was a young witch. Until the witchhunter showed, she'd only done healing spells. A toad spell would begin the descent into the gray. --- same prompt 1. GPT2 Lo 2. Muse

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CaylaCatz

I'm happy you like them. I'm thinking of printing out #2 and using it as a coloring page

dezie

Wow great story and images!

legion

I like both of them.