The Recruit Novels & Stories

The soldiers around us surprisingly started to clap and call out their names. Ravena turned back to me. “Say it again so they can hear.” “You will form a unit, and I will approve it. Your unit will stand at the front line.” She took a step closer, bold in that way that made my chest tighten. “And my title?” “You have to earn it in the yard, Ravena. No one will hand it to you.” “Tell me the rules.” “Ten recruits. Three drills before noon. You eat when I say so. If there's an issue, you argue with me in private, not in the yard. Your unit answers to Bastian when I'm not around. Your first duty is to hold and the second is to live.”

A sharp jawline and jet black hair. How could someone so handsome have only one recommendation? “VAR?” I had heard the name once, but it was only in passing. All I knew about the organization was that it was too powerful and if they recommended this Nikolai, then he was top-notch. “Tell them to come in, my break's over,” I instructed, bubbling with excitement at meeting this strange man. The next recruit came in, he had a patch on one eye and a scar on the other. “Jace? Show me what you have,” I said leaning on my seat.

"RECRUITS JOSEPH, JOSIAH, AARON AND COLTON STEP FORWARD AND REMAIN AT ATTENTION, EVERYONE ELSE IS DISMISSED." Recruits Joseph, Josiah and Aaron all get a warning and are demoted from patrol to packhouse duties until they can prove themselves once more. Alexander and Greta escorted recruit Colton back to the barracks, stripped of his rank and transferred back to his original pack as a low-level member. We make our way back to the office. As we enter, I say, "Well, it wasn't exactly a total waste of time. Vampire blood is dangerous, but we are no closer to finding the other spy..."

he began. I watched as he picked up a sheet of paper resting on his desk. He lifted it toward his face before carefully slipping on his reading glasses, his expression turning more serious as his eyes scanned the document. “You are assigned to welcome the fifty recruits arriving at Hideout 10,” he continued in a firm tone. “You already know the standard procedures for handling newcomers. I’ll also leave it to you to assign their duties accordingly.”

We played more. Adrian, in a different recording, giving instructions about “recruiting a reluctant one” — a phrase that sat in my chest like a stone once I understood what it meant. The voice on the other end asked for guarantees; Adrian provided them — money, anonymity, plausible deniability. The tone was businesslike. Clinical. Almost proud.

I straightened my back, pressed my lips and without another glance at the folks staring at me, I graciously lowered my knees and picked up the things that fell out. “Let me help you with that.” That deep voice was followed by the sight of masculine hands. “First days are usually filled with nerves.” “I am not-” I looked up, and the boyish charm before me reminded me of my crush in high school. The man smiled with ease and picked up my ID card. “Annatoria Smith? You are the recruit,” he pointed out.

Mission accomplished. "Why do you look like you have committed a grievous sin?" Mujaddad questioned his brother upon arriving at the military base where they are asked to pick out the new recruits amongst thousands, they only need two hundred. It's pure torture undergoing those trainings but that is not their duty, they are only there to supervise.

He motioned for them to stay quiet before he said to Ryan, “All right, I don’t want to waste any time talking. Let me open up to you. I helped and tested you because I want to recruit you to work for me. “So, Ryan, are you willing to work for me?” Ryan felt extremely happy. He patted his chest and said, “Of course I do! From today onward, my life belongs to you. Mr. Mayo, I’m even willing to die if you want me to!” “Great!” Thomas sincerely felt happy when he recruited a talented subordinate. He stood up from his seat, took two steps to move forward, and personally helped Ryan up. The longer he looked at Ryan, the more he liked Ryan.

That said, picking up their trail and tracking it down to their new location was something Kirou could do before going back to deal with his quest. While Kirou was busy with this, he didn't notice that he had a message from the system. It appeared after Jackson and his group had started addressing him as 'Master' but he was too busy musing over the situation to notice it. The system message read as follows: [System: Due to your recent actions, you have unlocked the system] [This system allows the player to recruit NPCs without a home into their base to work for them and to help build their base. The requirements to recruit each NPC varies but it is highly recommended for the pl

The other recruits whispered behind their hands. The recruiter turned to her and tossed the stamped letter back into her hands. “You’ve earned your place at the gate. Don’t waste it.” Rian nodded, fighting the tremor in her hands as she clutched the parchment like a lifeline. She wasn’t strong. Not yet. But she was here. And that was the first step.