28 days ago POV from inside a futuristic mech cockpit — a dimly lit interior filled with holographic screens, glowing interface lines, and startup diagnostics flickering across a transparent HUD. Mechanical arms and armor plating visible through the glass, faint smoke and dust in the air. Outside, a distant battlefield under stormy skies — explosions flash faintly on the horizon. The interface shows text like “SYSTEM BOOTING… PILOT: LT. ARA DEV… AI ONLINE.” The style is cinematic, realistic, cyber-military, with blue and amber lighting, shallow depth of field, and reflections of the pilot’s face faintly visible in the glass. Art style: cinematic sci-fi realism, inspired by Love, Death + Robots and Pacific Rim. Camera angle: first-person cockpit view. Lighting: flickering monitors, soft blue and orange tones. Mood: tense, anticipatory, immersive aa24c26a33b 0 9