Prompt:
A lone astronaut stands in the very throat of Mars’ most violent storm, not observing, not skirting its edge, but taken inside it, body and will under direct assault. The maelstrom is the enemy, a predator determined to shred him apart. Gale-force winds tear at him; abrasive sand sandblasts his suit in visible sheets; lightning whips the banner pole and hunts his silhouette. He plants the shaft with both hands and refuses to yield. The suit becomes a battlefield: faceplate half-opaque from abrasive impact, micro-pits and scratches catching light. Outer fabric ripped into strips, seams exposed and fluttering. Hard plates pitted, dented, and scored along the windward side. Static arcs crawl across scoured edges where dust grinds metal. The banner is proof of violence: fabric shredded into ribbons, threads snapping mid-air, the pole bowed by the gale, socket clamps straining. Frayed fragments rip loose and fly downwind. Sand acts like a weapon: grains streak like tracer fire across his visor, a diagonal torrent of dust hammers his chestplate, debris and grit rooster-tail around his boots. Tiny sparks flash where particulate scrapes metal. The body in extremis: stance braced at breaking point, one knee buckling then recovering, shoulders torque against the gale, gloves white-knuckled around the shaft, every tendon line taut, refusing collapse. The storm as sculptor: vortex filaments curl around his outline, swallowing horizon and foreground. Lightning arcs inches from his body, wrapping the pole. The world reduced to a single arena, man versus Mars, with no certain outcome. Extreme foreground proximity, figure dominates the frame, nearly breaking the edges. Cinematic low angle to elevate him to myth while the storm towers overhead. Depth compressed by volumetric dust haze, the horizon erased, immediacy and claustrophobia. Poster-worthy, confrontational framing, banner whipping toward camera, debris tearing past the lens. High-contrast rim lighting carving the silhouette through dust, lightning spears provide blue-white edges against the red storm glow. Mythic realism: every grain alive with motion. No bloom softness, keep grit, scratches, and impact textures legible. This is his most terrible, most glorious instant, the crucible where he will triumph or perish. Freeze the split-second where human will strains against planetary wrath. Ultra high resolution, masterpiece, best quality, mythic realism, apocalyptic scale, breathtaking texture fidelity, meticulously composed.
--mod cinematic low angle, --mod extreme foreground, --mod volumetric dust haze, --mod electric storm arcs, --mod banner whipping violently, --mod hyper-detailed textures, --mod dramatic rim lighting, --mod apocalyptic scale, --mod pulp cover drama, --mod imposing silhouette
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