"The Impure Hope" – Pupa Statue of the Black Grail

They say it was never born — only exhumed. A swollen mass of flesh and faith, too sacred to decay, too vile to die. Its form writhes beneath cracked chitin, as if something still dreams inside.
The faithful call it The Impure Hope —
a larval saint, embalmed in filth, venerated not for miracles, but for the disease it promises.
They light candles in its folds.
They whisper sermons into its mouthless face.
Some claim it weeps. Others feed it.

It is a statue.
It is a womb.
It is a warning.*

1 Grotesque Hercules Beetle Larva Statue. Ideal as a corrupted relic, heretical shrine, or narrative terrain centerpiece. Includes fleshy and anatomical blasphemies.

Happy printing, and may your faith fester beautifully.