The New Novel by Alina Fabozzi

OUR LADY
of the
UNFADING BLOOD

"Crack the world's shell and be reborn."

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A Hospital Built on
the bones of a monster

Marina Acuario hasn't spoken to her mother in a year. When Valeria texts "I'm dying," Marina returns to Our Lady of the Unfading Blood Hospital—only to discover it's not a place of healing, but a cathedral built over the excavated remains of a 150-foot cosmic deity.

The Navison Foundation isn't treating patients—they're preparing them for Pleroma, a biological immortality that erases the human self. As Marina's mother transforms into a blood-filled sentinel and the staff become priests of an ancient religion, Marina teams with first-year resident Alex Bookwater to escape before the Blood Mother claims her as the perfect vessel.

Armed with stolen drugs and nothing but their wits, they fight their way through a building that's becoming a living cathedral of rot and salt. But the black veins spreading under their skin suggest they may already be changed forever.

Cosmic Horror Speculative Literary

Dramatis Personae

The patients, the staff, and the things in between.

Marina Acuario

Marina Acuario

Eldest Daughter

Cynical and estranged from her family, Marina returns to the hospital as a last request from her dying mother. She carries guilt about her friend Shayanna and possesses a talent for 'tactically acquiring' things.

"I just want to go get some sushi."

Alex Bookwater

Alex Bookwater

ER Resident

First-year resident treated like an outsider. He's observant, exhausted, and slow to accept the cosmic horrors. His competence is his best weapon.

"You don't belong here, Bookwater. Go back to the swamp you crawled out of."

Mr. Berard

Mr. Berard

Hospital Administrator

The polished, menacing face of the administration. He keeps the 'family secrets' and is deeply involved with the Navison Foundation's treatments.

"The hospital exists in two states simultaneously."

The Archive

Lore and locations within the Ziggurat.

The Lobby

Ground Floor

An expansive Art Deco cathedral of healing. High vaulted ceilings and terrazzo floors hide the fact that the security checkpoints are overwhelmed and the mural of the Patron Saint seems to be... awakening.

Maternity Ward

8th Floor

Gutted for renovation. A skeleton of 1950s architecture wrapped in plastic sheeting. The air is thick with silica dust, asbestos, and the sound of weeping.

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