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Art style: Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting. Kael is in his office. A holographic projection of Silas flickers before him. On another screen, he can see Rex, captured and unconscious. Kael's face is a mask of controlled fury and desperation. The room is dark, the only light coming from the menacing projections. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt): Render this image entirely in "Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting". 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 "Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting" idiom, not in any other medium. Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly): - Kael: Strong rule: style --- Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting ---. Strong rule: style ---in the distinct visual style of the animated series "Arcane" by Fortiche Production, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting ---. A young man, early 20s, with sharp, intelligent features and tired, determined eyes. He has dark, slightly unkempt hair. Wears a stylish, dark neo-noir long trench coat over a simple shirt and trousers. The coat has subtle, glowing hex-tech patterns on the collar and cuffs, fitting the Arcane style. - Rex: Strong rule: style --- Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting ---. Strong rule: style ---in the distinct visual style of the animated series "Arcane" by Fortiche Production, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting ---. A man in his late 40s, with a grizzled, weary look and a strong, stocky build. He has short-cropped graying hair and a cybernetically enhanced eye that glows faintly. Wears a practical, armored vest over a rumpled detective's suit. - Silas: Strong rule: style --- Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting ---. Strong rule: style --- Arcane, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting ---. Strong rule: style ---in the distinct visual style of the animated series "Arcane" by Fortiche Production, neo-noir, painterly, dramatic lighting ---. An enigmatic woman in her 30s. Her face is partially hidden by a porcelain mask adorned with glowing, shifting arcane symbols. She wears a sleek, dark, high-tech suit that seems to hum with contained energy. Her posture is imposing and confident.