Art style: Cinematic Neo-Noir. A departing column of Greek allied soldiers marches away down a coastal road at dawn, while in the foreground a small band of Spartans turns back toward the pass, their backs to the leaving army. Long shadows stretch across the dusty ground under a rising sun. Wide shot separating the two groups. The mood is bittersweet and momentous, in golden dawn light, dusty ochres, and crimson cloaks. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt): Render this image entirely in "Cinematic Neo-Noir" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Cinematic Neo-Noir". Keep the subject, composition, camera angle, lighting direction, and colour palette from the description above — but EVERY surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in the "Cinematic Neo-Noir" idiom, not in any other medium. Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly): - Spartan Leader: A weathered man in his late forties with a broad, muscular build hardened by decades of war. His face is deeply lined, framed by a thick, iron-grey beard streaked with darker strands. Piercing steel-grey eyes convey calm, unshakable authority. A crested bronze helmet sits over his brow, cheekbones sharp beneath scarred, sun-darkened skin. A crimson wool cloak drapes his shoulders, and a bronze breastplate catches the light. His posture is upright and commanding, radiating quiet gravity and battle-tested wisdom. Warm directional sunlight rakes across his profile, a hazy coastal battlefield blurred behind him. - Young Spartan: A lean, athletic man in his early twenties with a taut, muscular frame. His youthful face is smeared with dust, sweat, and streaks of dried blood, jaw set in fierce determination. Short-cropped dark hair peeks beneath a bronze Corinthian helmet with a horsehair crest. His dark brown eyes burn with intense focus and fearless resolve. A crimson cloak hangs from one shoulder over a bronze cuirass, forearms bound in leather guards. His expression is unwavering, radiating raw courage and disciplined intensity. Harsh directional sunlight highlights the grime and tension in his features against a smoky battlefield backdrop.
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