Hail, True Body (masterpost)

Hail, True Body (masterpost)

Artworks by @corvidaeconundrum

'Hail, True Body' is a religious horror series that focuses on what it means to be human in a world that God has abandoned. For Mark Owens, 1993 is shaping up to be the worst year of his young life - and that's saying a lot all things considered. When his best friend Cesar Hernández calls him one night in October, Mark ignores the broadcast warnings to help him out. But Cesar is acting... strange.

Though perhaps that's understandable. His mother did just die, after all.

Or: An eldritch beast tries a little too hard to be human. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

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Please be aware of each story's tags before you read. All Parts are in the order that you should read them.

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Overview/Summary of the Series (a quick guide)

PART 1: Mimicry (complete, 6 chapters)

PART 2: Where Is Your God Now? (complete, oneshot)

PART 3: Old Rugged Cross (complete, 5 chapters)

PART 4: What's In A Name? (complete, oneshot)

PART 5: The Good Samaritan (ongoing, 12/15 chapters)

PART 6: An Eye For An Eye (TBA)

(more info + reviews under cut!)

HAIL, TRUE BODY ANIMATIC by freezie!

Character Designs:

Design Resource Masterpost

All character pronouns

All character ages

Mark Owens & Cesar Hernández (1993)

Cian Daniels (1993)

Mark Owens post-Mimicry (face scars)

My Boundaries

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PLAYLISTS:

(Playlists will be updated/added to as and when - you are also welcome to suggest songs!)

'Imaginary Boy' - Mark Owens' 'The Cure' Mixtape

'Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy' - Cesar Hernández' 'Queen' Mixtape

'Mixtape 1964-2000' - Cian Daniels' Mixtape

'Ghoul Huntin' - Azzy's Playlist

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Other Information:

All Locations in Patmos County

Main Character Family Trees

This masterpost will be updated as and when new Parts are posted, designs are released, etc. If you have any questions please ask!

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Reviews from readers:

"really good. only almost threw up like 4 times. also a vaguely deer shaped creature gets bested by a well aimed stick so 10/10" @b0nkcreat

"this story broke me into pieces and then crushed them into a fine snortable powder for the devil to enjoy. 10/10 would read again. like bottling every feeling at a funeral and making it physical. god I love these little sillies so goober core heart emoji. i am forever changed. the person i was before is dead and buried in an open casket... darcy is cute btw" @corvidaeconundrum

"Unironically, this story made me feel emotions I forgot existed. 10/10, would recommend!" @kade-is-here

“This story made me wanna explode out of both happiness because of how great the writing is, but also out of sadness because of how depressing it gets. 11/10, would erase my memory just to read it for the first time again.” @kyliebirdie

"Reading HTB makes you appreciate the good things in life. You need some positivity to counterbalance all the angst that was just shoved into your soul. Live your life to its fullest because some of the characters didn't live long enough or lived good enough." @didasgomas

"10/10; I have gone through emotions unknown to both man and shrimp, have wanted to bash my head against the table too many times to count due to said emotions, and have placed the author on a hitlist. highly recommend. also screw the deer" @itsjustaturt

"hail true body has been the first story to make me unlock shrimp emotions. 10/10 would read eldrich beings accidentally getting humanity again" @cookierye

"amazing story makes me feel like i need to vomit <3. i hope the Deer gets eaten by bugs and that Mimic!Cesar gets to live out his greatest dream and eat concrete at some point. it's so well written and feels like a swarm of insects. 10/10 would eat if it was edible." @stormco0l