A blackwork-style tattoo, an occult sigil inside a…

A blackwork-style tattoo, an occult sigil inside a rough-edged shield shape. At the top, a stylized skull wearing a minimal military helmet, partially erased or cracked, represents an ex-soldier with PTSD. Below the skull, a vertical black bar (like a blackout stripe) crossed by a thin white line, symbolizing the breaking of the cycle of pain. Around this bar, small occult and abstract symbols, reminiscent of runes but not directly copied, conceal the tattoo artist's initials and words like "limit," "truth," and "presence." The base of the design features a small broken chain and a small empty circle in the center, like a target, symbolizing: "I was once the target, now I am the center." All in solid black, with well-thought-out negative areas, without gray.