Prompt: Close-up on the explorer's weathered face, etched with the weariness of countless expeditions. His frost-rimmed eyes, reflecting the icy peaks beyond the ruins, lock onto the scene before him. The dead serpent's gargantuan form fills the background, its obsidian scales stark against the snow. The sword, a spectral blade frozen in time, pierces the creature's skull, a silent monument to an ancient victory. Capture the explorer's awe and trepidation in a detailed digital painting style, using subtle lighting and expressive brushstrokes to convey the atmosphere of this long-forgotten battlefield.

Negative: cartoon, ugly