It is a disappearance Prompts

photorealistic,ultra highly intricate detailed,professional photo,grunge girl,(full-body),(Crouching low with hands on the ground,ready for action or play),portrait lighting,subpixel rendering,smooth vertex shading,(best quality,sharp focus,masterpiece,4k,ultra detailed,sharp focus,8k,high definition,insanely detailed,intricate:1.1),bokeh,<lora:more_details:1> <lora:epi_noiseoffset2:1> <lora:epiCRealLife:1> Negative prompt: Watermark,Text,censored,deformed,bad anatomy,disfigured,poorly drawn face,mutated,extra limb,ugly,poorly drawn hands,missing limb,floating limbs,disconnected limbs,disconnected head,malformed hands,long neck,mutated hands and fingers,bad hands,missing fingers,cropped,worst quality,low quality,mutation,poorly drawn,huge calf,bad hands,fused hand,missing hand,disappearing arms,disappearing thigh,disappearing calf,disappearing legs,missing fingers,fused fingers,abnormal eye proportion,Abnormal hands,abnormal legs,abnormal feet,abnormal fingers,(worst quality,low quality,normal quality:2),(blurry:1.2)<UnrealisticDream><negative_hand-neg>

street photography of chun-li, edg90hh, urban wear, wearing edg90hh_clothing <lora:edg90hh:0. 9> Negative prompt: lowres, text, error, cropped, worst quality, low quality, jpeg artifacts, ugly, duplicate, morbid, mutilated, out of frame, extra fingers, mutated hands, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn face, mutation, deformed, blurry, dehydrated, bad anatomy, bad proportions, extra limbs, cloned face, disfigured, gross proportions, malformed limbs, missing arms, missing legs, extra arms, extra legs, fused fingers, too many fingers, long neck, malformed mouth, malformed face, sunglasses, sitting, multiple faces, Watermark, Text, censored, deformed, bad anatomy, disfigured, poorly drawn face, mutated, extra limb, ugly, poorly drawn hands, missing limb, floating limbs, disconnected limbs, disconnected head, malformed hands, long neck, mutated hands and fingers, bad hands, missing fingers, cropped, worst quality, low quality, mutation, poorly drawn, huge calf, bad hands, fused hand, missing hand, disappearing arms, disappearing thigh, disappearing calf, disappearing legs, missing fingers, fused fingers, abnormal eye proportion, Abnormal hands, abnormal legs, abnormal feet, abnormal fingers

duplicated,, Watermark, Text, censored, deformed, bad anatomy, disfigured, poorly drawn face, mutated, extra limb, ugly, poorly drawn hands, missing limb, floating limbs, disconnected limbs, disconnected head, malformed hands, long neck, mutated hands and fingers, bad hands, missing fingers, cropped, worst quality, low quality, mutation, poorly drawn, huge calf, bad hands, fused hand, missing hand, disappearing arms, disappearing thigh, disappearing calf, disappearing legs, missing fingers, fused fingers, abnormal eye proportion, Abnormal hands, abnormal legs, abnormal feet, abnormal fingers

CyberRealisticPony_POSV1,score_9,score_8_up,score_8,realistic,photograph of (Emily Diaz:1.4),Brunette,(Seductive:1.4),(breathtaking woman) ,voluptuous,(big ass) ,(anus:1.15) ,(detailed face) ,realistic skin texture,bangs,breathtaking,anus,pussy,ass,from behind,eyes closed,white shirt,clothes pull,pants,underwear,in office,looking back,pants pull,bent over,realistic,best shadows,(shy PAWG) ,<lora:MS_Real_PantsDown:0.6> ,grabbing her own ass,big tits,smirk Negative prompt: Negative prompt: CyberRealistic_Negative_PONY-neg,Man,boy,male,deformed body,deformed hands,deformed arms,malformed,extra limbs,poorly drawn anatomy,badly drawn,extra legs,low resolution,blurry,Watermark,Text,censored,deformed,bad anatomy,disfigured,poorly drawn face,mutated,extra limb,ugly,poorly drawn hands,missing limb,floating limbs,disconnected limbs,disconnected head,malformed hands,long neck,mutated hands and fingers,bad hands,missing fingers,cropped,worst quality,low quality,mutation,poorly drawn,huge calf,bad hands,fused hand,missing hand,disappearing arms,disappearing thigh,disappearing calf,disappearing legs,missing fingers,fused fingers,abnormal eye proportion,Abnormal hands,abnormal legs,abnormal feet,abnormal fingers,drawing,painting,crayon,sketch,graphite,impressionist,noisy,blurry,soft,deformed,ugly

CyberRealisticPony_POSV1,score_9,score_8_up,score_8,realistic,photograph of (Emily Diaz:1.4),Brunette,(Seductive:1.4),(breathtaking woman) ,voluptuous,(big ass) ,(anus:1.15) ,(detailed face) ,realistic skin texture,bangs,breathtaking,anus,pussy,ass,from behind,eyes closed,white shirt,clothes pull,pants,underwear,in office,looking back,pants pull,bent over,realistic,best shadows,(shy PAWG) ,<lora:MS_Real_PantsDown:0.6> ,grabbing her own ass,big tits,smirk Negative prompt: Negative prompt: CyberRealistic_Negative_PONY-neg,Man,boy,male,deformed body,deformed hands,deformed arms,malformed,extra limbs,poorly drawn anatomy,badly drawn,extra legs,low resolution,blurry,Watermark,Text,censored,deformed,bad anatomy,disfigured,poorly drawn face,mutated,extra limb,ugly,poorly drawn hands,missing limb,floating limbs,disconnected limbs,disconnected head,malformed hands,long neck,mutated hands and fingers,bad hands,missing fingers,cropped,worst quality,low quality,mutation,poorly drawn,huge calf,bad hands,fused hand,missing hand,disappearing arms,disappearing thigh,disappearing calf,disappearing legs,missing fingers,fused fingers,abnormal eye proportion,Abnormal hands,abnormal legs,abnormal feet,abnormal fingers,drawing,painting,crayon,sketch,graphite,impressionist,noisy,blurry,soft,deformed,ugly

VANISHED

Use the provided image as the exact base reference. Do NOT change the original subject, face, body, clothing, proportions, lighting, textures, or style in any way. Preserve full visual consistency and identity. Animate the scene with realistic motion only. Action: The skater girl performs a natural jump with the skateboard, lifting slightly from the ground, then lands smoothly and continues rolling forward along the street, gradually moving away until she disappears in the distance. Environment: Keep the exact same street, perspective, lighting, and atmosphere. Do not modify or restyle anything. Second character: A blonde woman wearing a 1950s vintage dress with a round skirt, fully-fashioned nylon stockings, and ballerina flats appears naturally within the same scene. She must match the same visual style, lighting, color grading, and realism as the original image. She stands still, upright, looking toward the end of the street where the skater disappeared. Motion: Smooth, realistic physics, no exaggeration, no morphing, no distortion. Camera: Keep the original framing and composition. No camera cuts. Very subtle natural movement only (optional slight handheld). Important: No changes to the original subject or image style. No re-interpretation. No redesign.

CyberRealistic_Negative_PONY-neg, Man, boy, male, deformed body, deformed hands, deformed arms, malformed, extra limbs, poorly drawn anatomy, badly drawn, extra legs, low resolution, blurry, Watermark, Text, censored, deformed, bad anatomy, disfigured, poorly drawn face, mutated, extra limb, ugly, poorly drawn hands, missing limb, floating limbs, disconnected limbs, disconnected head, malformed hands, long neck, mutated hands and fingers, bad hands, missing fingers, cropped, worst quality, low quality, mutation, poorly drawn, huge calf, bad hands, fused hand, missing hand, disappearing arms, disappearing thigh, disappearing calf, disappearing legs, missing fingers, fused fingers, abnormal eye proportion, Abnormal hands, abnormal legs, abnormal feet, abnormal fingers, drawing, painting, crayon, sketch, graphite,impressionist, noisy, blurry, soft, deformed, ugly

Negative prompt: CyberRealistic_Negative_PONY-neg,Man,boy,male,deformed body,deformed hands,deformed arms,malformed,extra limbs,poorly drawn anatomy,badly drawn,extra legs,low resolution,blurry,Watermark,Text,censored,deformed,bad anatomy,disfigured,poorly drawn face,mutated,extra limb,ugly,poorly drawn hands,missing limb,floating limbs,disconnected limbs,disconnected head,malformed hands,long neck,mutated hands and fingers,bad hands,missing fingers,cropped,worst quality,low quality,mutation,poorly drawn,huge calf,bad hands,fused hand,missing hand,disappearing arms,disappearing thigh,disappearing calf,disappearing legs,missing fingers,fused fingers,abnormal eye proportion,Abnormal hands,abnormal legs,abnormal feet,abnormal fingers,drawing,painting,crayon,sketch,graphite,impressionist,noisy,blurry,soft,deformed,ugly

CyberRealistic_Negative_PONY-neg, Man, boy, male, deformed body, deformed hands, deformed arms, malformed, extra limbs, poorly drawn anatomy, badly drawn, extra legs, low resolution, blurry, Watermark, Text, censored, deformed, bad anatomy, disfigured, poorly drawn face, mutated, extra limb, ugly, poorly drawn hands, missing limb, floating limbs, disconnected limbs, disconnected head, malformed hands, long neck, mutated hands and fingers, bad hands, missing fingers, cropped, worst quality, low quality, mutation, poorly drawn, huge calf, bad hands, fused hand, missing hand, disappearing arms, disappearing thigh, disappearing calf, disappearing legs, missing fingers, fused fingers, abnormal eye proportion, Abnormal hands, abnormal legs, abnormal feet, abnormal fingers, drawing, painting, crayon, sketch, graphite, impressionist, noisy, blurry, soft, deformed, ugly

Man disappears on the red mist

Negative prompt: CyberRealistic_Negative_PONY-neg,Man,boy,male,deformed body,deformed hands,deformed arms,malformed,extra limbs,poorly drawn anatomy,badly drawn,extra legs,low resolution,blurry,Watermark,Text,censored,deformed,bad anatomy,disfigured,poorly drawn face,mutated,extra limb,ugly,poorly drawn hands,missing limb,floating limbs,disconnected limbs,disconnected head,malformed hands,long neck,mutated hands and fingers,bad hands,missing fingers,cropped,worst quality,low quality,mutation,poorly drawn,huge calf,bad hands,fused hand,missing hand,disappearing arms,disappearing thigh,disappearing calf,disappearing legs,missing fingers,fused fingers,abnormal eye proportion,Abnormal hands,abnormal legs,abnormal feet,abnormal fingers,drawing,painting,crayon,sketch,graphite,impressionist,noisy,blurry,soft,deformed,ugly

Negative prompt: CyberRealistic_Negative_PONY-neg,Man,boy,male,deformed body,deformed hands,deformed arms,malformed,extra limbs,poorly drawn anatomy,badly drawn,extra legs,low resolution,blurry,Watermark,Text,censored,deformed,bad anatomy,disfigured,poorly drawn face,mutated,extra limb,ugly,poorly drawn hands,missing limb,floating limbs,disconnected limbs,disconnected head,malformed hands,long neck,mutated hands and fingers,bad hands,missing fingers,cropped,worst quality,low quality,mutation,poorly drawn,huge calf,bad hands,fused hand,missing hand,disappearing arms,disappearing thigh,disappearing calf,disappearing legs,missing fingers,fused fingers,abnormal eye proportion,Abnormal hands,abnormal legs,abnormal feet,abnormal fingers,drawing,painting,crayon,sketch,graphite,impressionist,noisy,blurry,soft,deformed,ugly

photorealistic,ultra highly intricate detailed,professional photo,grunge girl,(full-body),(Crouching low with hands on the ground,ready for action or play),portrait lighting,subpixel rendering,smooth vertex shading,(best quality,sharp focus,masterpiece,4k,ultra detailed,sharp focus,8k,high definition,insanely detailed,intricate:1.1),bokeh,<lora:more_details:1> <lora:epi_noiseoffset2:1> <lora:epiCRealLife:1> Negative prompt: Watermark,Text,censored,deformed,bad anatomy,disfigured,poorly drawn face,mutated,extra limb,ugly,poorly drawn hands,missing limb,floating limbs,disconnected limbs,disconnected head,malformed hands,long neck,mutated hands and fingers,bad hands,missing fingers,cropped,worst quality,low quality,mutation,poorly drawn,huge calf,bad hands,fused hand,missing hand,disappearing arms,disappearing thigh,disappearing calf,disappearing legs,missing fingers,fused fingers,abnormal eye proportion,Abnormal hands,abnormal legs,abnormal feet,abnormal fingers,(worst quality,low quality,normal quality:2),(blurry:1.2)<UnrealisticDream><negative_hand-neg>

Make the glassy logo render disappear slowly, fading out until it fully disappears, leaving only the plain background.

Make the glassy logo render disappear slowly, fading out until it fully disappears, leaving only the plain background.

An ultra-realistic, full-body action shot of a mesmerizing teal shadow weaver woman, exuding a mysterious aura and hidden strength with a vibrant and dynamic palette. She wears a sleek, teal suit interwoven with flexible, shadow-like threads and dark energy patterns, allowing her to seamlessly blend into the darkness. The suit's design is both elegant and practical, with flowing fabric that seems to disappear into the shadows. Her photorealistic face radiates a calm, knowing intensity, with finely detailed features and piercing eyes that glow with a soft teal light. Her long, black hair is styled in an intricate braid that seems to weave through the shadows themselves, accented with small, obsidian stones. Ethereal tattoos in glowing teal and deep grey patterns trace along her arms and face, symbolizing her connection to the realms of shadow and darkness. She wields two curved daggers that can materialize and disappear at will, now emitting dark energy in hues of teal and black. The background is a dynamic mix of swirling shadows, hidden pathways, and abstract, dark energy patterns in shades of teal, deep grey, and midnight blue, emphasizing her ability to manipulate darkness itself. Dramatic cinematic lighting creates stark shadows and ethereal glows, accentuating her hidden strength and mysterious presence. The image combines advanced digital techniques with mixed-media painting, resulting in a breathtaking fusion of fantasy and stealth, portraying her as a powerful yet elusive weaver of shadows.

Make the glassy logo render disappear slowly, fading out until it fully disappears, leaving only the plain background.

Make the glassy logo render disappear slowly, fading out until it fully disappears, leaving only the plain background.

Create a 4-second VFX overlay animation with a transparent background (alpha channel). Do not include any people, faces, text, logos, scenery, backgrounds, or other objects. Generate a continuous stream of 20–30 glossy yellow 3D thumbs-down reaction icons emerging from above the top edge of the frame. Use a premium social-media reaction style with realistic materials, subtle reflections, soft shadows, and cinematic lighting. The thumbs-down icons must continuously float downward and fade out. They should never rise, bounce, reverse direction, or be affected by gravity after spawning. Their motion should always be downward until they disappear. Each icon should have its own unique combination of: * Falling speed * Horizontal drift * Lifetime * Fade-out speed * Scale * Gentle rolling motion Create strong variation between icons. Some should descend quickly and disappear within 0.5–1.0 seconds, while others should drift slowly and remain visible for up to 2.5–3.0 seconds. Falling speed and fade speed should be completely independent, creating a natural and highly varied effect. Icons should not spin or tumble. Use only subtle rolling and tilting motions, similar to lightweight objects floating downward through air. No full rotations, no fast spinning. Most icons should remain small, occupying approximately 1–4% of the frame height. A few medium-sized icons may be included to create depth variation, but avoid large foreground elements. Use multiple depth layers so some icons appear closer to the camera while others appear farther away. The animation should feel organic and randomized. Avoid synchronized motion, uniform spacing, repeated patterns, or simultaneous fading. Icons should continuously spawn from above the frame, drift downward, gradually lose opacity, and disappear naturally before reaching the bottom edge. Apply subtle bloom, soft ambient lighting, realistic reflections, and slight motion blur. Maintain a static camera and a perfectly clean transparent background throughout. During the final second, gradually reduce the spawn rate of new icons. By the end of the clip, every thumbs-down icon must have completely faded out, leaving a fully transparent frame with no visible elements. Style: premium AR filter effect, modern social media reaction animation, polished 3D rendering, seamless compositing quality, floating negative reaction effect, clean transparent overlay.

When the apocalypse comes, it’s not loud and violent and Earth-shaking. It’s quiet, so quiet, when things start disappearing. Your keys, your cat, your memories. The stress of it all causes the narrators relationship to crumble, but when their cat disappears, they call their old love to reminisce.

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The mask covers the entire face and extends down the neck, disappearing under the shirt collar. No skin visible on head or neck whatsoever. Fabric conforms perfectly to head shape.", "hair": "not visible (covered by mask)" }, "clothing": { "description": "Elegant black tuxedo (James Bond style) without bow tie: classic peak lapels, single‑breasted jacket, white formal shirt with French cuffs and studs. Trousers with satin side stripe. Black patent leather lace‑up shoes (closed ankles, no exposed skin). On the left chest area (heart) of the jacket, the text 'vgeux' is subtly embroidered in tonal black thread, barely visible. White soft gloves (watchmaker style, with three thin stripes on top) cover hands completely.", "jacket": "black wool‑blend tuxedo, satin lapels, well‑tailored", "shirt": "white cotton formal shirt with French cuffs and studs", "trousers": "black tailored with satin stripe", "shoes": "black patent leather oxfords (closed lacing, covering ankles)", "accessories": "white soft gloves (watchmaker style, with three thin stripes on top)" } }, "subject": { "demographics": "Young adult male (early 30s), my exact character Welison, athletic muscular build, confident presence", "face": "not visible (white full‑face balaclava covering entire head and neck, disappearing under shirt collar)", "hair": "not visible", "body": { "pose": "standing inside a luxurious private jet (Gulfstream or similar) at night. He leans against the polished wood paneling near the entrance, arms crossed firmly over his chest in a dominant, powerful stance. 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. Spread out before her was a tableau like none she had ever seen. Warm, golden light and sapphire sky presided over a bustling scene on a scale that defied her imagination. They stood in a broad entryway of colored stone. Behind them, the double doors led into a surprisingly small building of green and white. Another statue of an overturned jug, pouring water into a basin, stood to their right, gleaming wetly in gold and hanging over turquoise water. A pathway led down a small hill to what Ariadne could only describe as a boulevard of dreams. A wide street paved in iridescent stone bustled with pedestrians and conveyances of strange and crazy types. They flew, floated, swam and rolled, walking and hopping along, on business of some sort. Buildings of every imaginable architecture lined the streets: squat and low, tall and sinuous, sprawling and ancient, gleaming and modern. The effect dizzied her. From their vantage point, Ariadne could see streets like this extending as far as her eyes could see, becoming indistinct and hazy in the distance. But that’s not what got her. What got her was the sky. The sky was full and empty at the same time. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see nothing but blue sky and emptiness. But when she looked up and focused a bit, suddenly, buildings and islands floated before her, hanging defiantly in the air, daring her to make something of their blithe disregard of gravity. When she looked away, the buildings would fade, and new ones would appear. As she scanned the sky, rows of buildings and islands and castles appeared and disappeared, giving the effect of a giant flip book turning across the sky. The structures appeared everywhere she looked if she squinted just right. If she let her gaze relax a bit, the buildings disappeared again. Where the buildings were visible, she swore she could see people walking in midair in front of them, strolling along as if unaware they hung hundreds of feet in the air. Gentle music tickled her ears, something orchestral, soft enough to be soothing, vague enough to avoid being cloying and annoying.

. Spread out before her was a tableau like none she had ever seen. Warm, golden light and sapphire sky presided over a bustling scene on a scale that defied her imagination. They stood in a broad entryway of colored stone. Behind them, the double doors led into a surprisingly small building of green and white. Another statue of an overturned jug, pouring water into a basin, stood to their right, gleaming wetly in gold and hanging over turquoise water. A pathway led down a small hill to what Ariadne could only describe as a boulevard of dreams. A wide street paved in iridescent stone bustled with pedestrians and conveyances of strange and crazy types. They flew, floated, swam and rolled, walking and hopping along, on business of some sort. Buildings of every imaginable architecture lined the streets: squat and low, tall and sinuous, sprawling and ancient, gleaming and modern. The effect dizzied her. From their vantage point, Ariadne could see streets like this extending as far as her eyes could see, becoming indistinct and hazy in the distance. But that’s not what got her. What got her was the sky. The sky was full and empty at the same time. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see nothing but blue sky and emptiness. But when she looked up and focused a bit, suddenly, buildings and islands floated before her, hanging defiantly in the air, daring her to make something of their blithe disregard of gravity. When she looked away, the buildings would fade, and new ones would appear. As she scanned the sky, rows of buildings and islands and castles appeared and disappeared, giving the effect of a giant flip book turning across the sky. The structures appeared everywhere she looked if she squinted just right. If she let her gaze relax a bit, the buildings disappeared again. Where the buildings were visible, she swore she could see people walking in midair in front of them, strolling along as if unaware they hung hundreds of feet in the air. Gentle music tickled her ears, something orchestral, soft enough to be soothing, vague enough to avoid being cloying and annoying.