A close-up of a Viking King rising from slick, dark mud, wearing a shadowy metal helmet adorned with imposing black horns. His face is marked with intense dark warpaint and a weathered scruffy black beard, barely concealing a deep scar that sketches his fierce expression. Clutched in his powerful grip is an ornate Viking axe, its edges glistening under the cinematic lighting that casts dramatic volumetric rays, highlighting the moody atmosphere and the mud dripping from every surface.