An exquisite and majestic lion, with its mane billowing in the wind, stands proudly above an ancient city engulfed in chaos and smoke under a dramatic, swirling sky. The focus is on the lion’s expressive face, rendered in a hyper-realistic oil painting style, set against a highly detailed background of historic buildings and clouds. Presented in a fantasy-inspired black ink art style with a grey scale color palette, this illustration captivates with intricate details and high contrast, evoking a sense of fantasy realism and epic grandeur.