The Eternal Dungeon, Volume 1: Rebirth
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The Breaking (Rebirth #1) by Dusk Peterson (duskpeterson) for lemurjoe
Fandoms: Original Work
25 Feb 2012
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The prisoner knew that the Eternal Dungeon was a place where suspected criminals were broken by torture, and he was prepared to hold out against any methods used against him – except the method he could not anticipate.
"'Do you have any questions?' the Seeker asked. 'About the routine of the dungeon? The times you will be fed? The questions you will be asked? The instruments of torture I use?'"
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- Part 1 of The Eternal Dungeon
- Part 1 of The Eternal Dungeon, Volume 1: Rebirth
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"'I agreed to become a Seeker because I believe you're right that if I find an acceptable outlet for my violent desires – ordering punishments only when it would be in the best interests of the prisoner to receive pain – that will stop me from losing control of myself again. But I'll never enjoy other people's sufferings. You mustn't think I'm a monster like that.'"
As a torturer learns the art of questioning prisoners, he discovers that the word "love" can have a darker meaning than he had supposed.
Idolizing a mentor who teaches him to place first the best interests of his prisoners, young Elsdon Taylor gradually realizes that the High Seeker of the Eternal Dungeon is hiding a secret. Now Elsdon must confront the man whose work determines the future of the dungeon's prisoners.
In doing so, Elsdon must also confront a demon from his past.
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- Part 2 of The Eternal Dungeon
- Part 2 of The Eternal Dungeon, Volume 1: Rebirth
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"Layle had imprisoned his dark desire seventeen years before. And now his new love-mate had opened the cell where that desire lay bound."
One man seeks to heal from abuse. The other man dreams of abusing. Now they're in love.
As the Eternal Dungeon's chief torturer and the dungeon's newest member strive to find a middle ground on which they can meet, their lovemaking forces Layle Smith to return in his mind to an older dungeon he had long abandoned. In that dungeon lies a helpless prisoner . . . yet perhaps the prisoner is not quite so helpless as he appears.
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- Part 3 of The Eternal Dungeon
- Part 3 of The Eternal Dungeon, Volume 1: Rebirth
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"Such was his dark reputation that the other prison workers no doubt imagined that he was relishing visions of unimaginable horrors, dwelling with delight upon thoughts of prisoners screaming hopelessly for mercy. . . . Elsdon only wished this weren't the case."
Unexpected danger reveals to a young torturer the dark mystery of his love-mate's past . . . as well as unpleasant revelations about himself.
Assigned by his Queen with the task of bringing peace, Elsdon Taylor has witnessed his mission go terribly wrong. Now he is left in a desperate position. His only hope lies with the man he loves most, but Elsdon is beginning to realize that he knows much less about his love-mate than he had assumed. Confronted with clear evidence of his love-mate's dark past, can Elsdon find the strength to hold out for as long as it takes for rescue to arrive? Will Elsdon even want rescue by the time his ordeal is over?
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- Part 4 of The Eternal Dungeon
- Part 4 of The Eternal Dungeon, Volume 1: Rebirth
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"'You thought I had gone mad. Well, I haven't. Not yet.'"
If the High Seeker wants something, no power in life or death will hold him from taking it. What he wants now has brought danger to the Eternal Dungeon.
As the Eternal Dungeon's head torturer slowly spirals into the darkness within his mind, two men strive to bring Layle Smith back. One is the High Seeker's love-mate, using all his gifts of gentle stubbornness to keep Layle alive. The other is Layle Smith's second-in-command, Weldon Chapman, who must find a way to breach the wall between himself and the High Seeker. He must also find a way to end his resentment against the love-mate who took the place of Weldon at Layle's side.
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- Part 5 of The Eternal Dungeon
- Part 5 of The Eternal Dungeon, Volume 1: Rebirth
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"Tops are worse, there's no doubt of that. While the sops are singing on about joy and love, the top is screaming in your ear that you'd better move your bloody bum faster or he'll smash your face in."
The torturer was young, inexperienced, and lacking in knowledge of the world. The prisoner was tough, worldlywise, and had an infallible plan that would give him escape from this place. So why did the prisoner feel as though the torturer had the edge?
Imprisoned for attempting to protect a fellow laborer against the cruelty of their supervisor, Little thinks he is ready to confront the cruelty of the torturers in the Eternal Dungeon. But life in the dungeon is about to take a strange turn. With one torturer beginning to lose control of himself, and another torturer trying desperately to balance conflicting duties . . . well, what is Little to do when he finds that he has been assigned a torturer who gives him presents?
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- Part 6 of The Eternal Dungeon
- Part 6 of The Eternal Dungeon, Volume 1: Rebirth