A rider with a jack-o-lantern head sits before a glowing hearth, the carved pumpkin’s jagged smile and triangular eyes flickering with an inner purple fire. On the side of the pumpkin, a faintly glowing Venus/female symbol is carved, its light pulsing in rhythm with the flames inside. The character wears a tattered purple tunic with green accents, a rugged green scarf, brown trousers, and weathered boots, their cloak trailing like smoke in the dim light. In one hand they grip a crude spear tipped with sharpened wood, while the other hovers near the flame as though tethered to it. The room is a dark, shadowed family home, filled with foreboding. A blazing hearth dominates the space, its fire radiating an unnatural, otherworldly glow of purple and violet. Shadows stretch long across the floor and walls, twisting unnaturally. Echoes of a ghostly figure the Father appear faintly in the firelight, his eyes hollow, his lips frozen in the whisper, "…Merrlliiiiin." The air itself seems heavy, weighed down by the Sacred Flame’s presence, radiating both power and madness. The jack-o’-lantern traveler stares into the inferno, their carved grin made more sinister by the purple hue. Behind their stance lies sorrow, determination, and the crushing burden of carrying the Sacred Flame within them. Outside the window, the world awaits vast, perilous, and unknown but for now the moment is consumed by the weight of choice, destiny, and fire. At night, scary, dark, angled camera, dutch camera. with bold outlines and a slightly grainy texture, anime style, Studio Chizu, emotional realism, vibrant digital palettes, modernized studio ghibli, Makoto Shinkai-inspired anime illustration, ultra detailed, cinematic lighting, no text, 4k, hd, extreme details