Thunder-Horned Queen of the Storm

A powerfully built warrior queen stands atop ancient basalt steps, her form illuminated by jagged lightning overhead. She wears a sweeping headdress of bronze thunder-horns and ornate gold armor that contrasts with her dark skin, while twin scimitars blaze with ember-light in her hands. Wind whips her long hair and crimson sash as sparks fly from the crackling blades. The composition centers her heroic figure against towering temple ruins carved with intricate Yoruba-inspired motifs. Dramatic chiaroscuro lighting from multiple lightning strikes carves deep shadows across sculpted musculature and weathered stone, while the color palette shifts between storm-gray skies, molten gold, and searing orange sparks. The mood is one of mythic authority and elemental force. Rendered in an epic fantasy style with high detail on metal textures, fabric movement, and atmospheric effects, the image evokes the gravitas of classical heroic painting updated for contemporary mythic storytelling.