surreal and haunting dream vision. A majestic Ba...

A surreal and haunting dream vision. A majestic Barbary lion, semi-transparent and glowing with an ethereal light, stands in a misty, empty Roman throne room. Its face is locked in a fierce snarl, roaring a silent, powerful warning. Directly before it, the figure of a crooked Roman Emperor (like Nero or Commodus), sits slumped on his throne, his form dark, shadowy, and corrupt. The lion's roar is a visible, shimmering wave of energy that makes the emperor's shadowy form flicker and recoil. Symbo