The silence now had an oppressive weight of its own. Mulder gulped for air, but still refused to give in to pointless struggle. He dangled…and waited. His overactive mind processed the information it had access to, and he tried, desperately, to form some kind of hypothesis for what was happening to him. He needed a reason why. It didn’t make sense to him that somebody would tie him in this position and not stay close to see his reaction on waking. Only a sexual sadist would tie somebody like this, and such a person would want to spend time with their victim…maybe they already had. Mulder bit down hard on his lip as he considered how he must have been stripped, and tied…maybe he had already been violated in some way…and yet…most deviants liked to observe their victims, and relish their discomfort, and he could imagine the first moments of waking would be particularly arousing to the kind of sick bastard who would think of tying him like this in the first place.  

“Have you watched for long enough?” He asked, in a normal, everyday voice, not allowing his fear to be evident in his tones. “You have me tied up, and at your mercy. You’ve seen my initial reaction. I’m awake and I know you’re looking at me.”  

Summary: Mulder is abducted, and subjected to repeated rapes and torture, during which he becomes emotionally and psychologically involved in a deadly battle of wits with his torturer. There are high stakes, as the prize for winning is possession of Mulder's soul — and his future. As this intense, award-winning story unfolds, Mulder is forced to confront his past, unravel his complex relationship with Skinner and face up to his own psychological demons — and, in the process, find a way to defeat his adversary.

Please read the warning below before reading the story. 

Category: Skinner/Mulder Slash

Rating: NC17 (Very definitely. See warnings. I'm not overstating this. It's a harrowing story.)

Archiving: Please contact me and ask permission if you want to archive or link to this story. 

6th November, 2003

The Adversary is now available as a zine! You can order this award-winning novel now from Agent With Style. Just go to the What's New page on the Agent With Style site, follow the link to The X Files page and scroll down until you find it.

Warning!

This story contains extremely *graphic* scenes of multiple rape, and physical, emotional and psychological abuse. It is by far the darkest fic I've written. Please do NOT read it if you know you are likely to be squicked by those elements. Please take this warning seriously.

Note: This story is very long and I have therefore split it into four parts for ease of downloading. 

Part One

Part Two 

Part Three 

Part Four 

2001 Spooky Award Winner for: 

Outstanding Mulder Slash Story

Outstanding Original Character (Laurence)

Outstanding Muldertorture

Runner Up: Outstanding Mulder Characterisation