Fantasy Black Gray Lavender Sadness Friendship Magic Trust Betrayal Book Cover Ideas with Love Shadows Clouds Mist Tree Flowers Blood Branches Roots Runes Heartbreak Scroll Myth Eternity

A silhouette of a towering, ancient tree with entwined roots and branches dominates the center, shrouded in delicate shadows. Blood trickles down the roots, pooling at the base, while a faint lavender mist swirls around it. Above the tree, fractured pieces of an oath-bound scroll hover, glowing faintly with mystical runes, their edges singed. The background transitions between stormy gray clouds and deep black shadows, creating an ominous yet mythic ambiance. Small, glowing lavender flowers (lavender sprigs) bloom sparsely around the tree roots, adding a hint of fragile hope amidst the haunting scenery.

Elegant serif font for the title, "The Ballad of Broken Oaths," with a slight distressed look to the letters. The font color fades from lavender at the top to blood red at the bottom. The author's name, "Laura Spychalski," is placed at the bottom in all-caps with a simple, clean sans-serif font in white.

The title is centered at the top, slightly arched to follow the upper curve of the tree branches. The fractured oath pieces float directly below the title, drawing the eye downward to the focal point of the tree. The author's name is placed unobtrusively but distinctively at the bottom-center. The lavender mist subtly frames the text and imagery, guiding the composition's flow.