Sanctum as Home

Lucyna was raised to believe Sanctum of Aurelion was the last light left in a dying world. Within its towering cathedrals and endless hymns, she devoted her life to healing the sick, serving the faithful, and preserving the kindness she still believed survived inside its walls. But faith becomes difficult to hold when mercy begins to look indistinguishable from cruelty. As whispers of corruption spread through the city, and the people closest to her begin changing in ways Sanctum calls unforgivable, Lucyna finds herself caught between doctrine and compassion, obedience and humanity. Because some homes do not collapse all at once. Sanctum as Home is a dark fantasy novella set alongside the events of Ashen Vein.