Prompt: A lone explorer, bundled in furs against the biting glacial wind, navigates the crumbling ruins of a cyclopean city. Jagged marble columns rise from the snowdrifts, their fluted forms reminiscent of forgotten gods. In the distance, a colossal serpent lies lifeless, its petrified scales shimmering like obsidian under the pale sun. An immense sword, seemingly forged from frost and moonlight, pierces the creature's skull, an eternal testament to a battle fought and won in times long past. Render the scene in a photorealistic style, capturing the breathtaking desolation of the frozen wasteland and the enigmatic grandeur of the fallen civilization.
Negative: cartoon, ugly