Can Crime And Punishment Be Considered A Gothic

Daniel was a Game Designer who live an ordinary life. He was killed on a day when it should be the happiest day of his life as he was so close to publishing his card game. Lured to his death by his girlfriend. He become a sacrifice of some kind of ritual and died. He then got resurrected for an unknown reason along with getting the power to actualize all of the cards in his card game to the real world. Whether it was the spell, Artifact, or even a powerful creature! All can be actualized! Are you a mage and a genius Artificer? I have a Forbidden Tome of Artificing of the lost civilization. Are you interested? If so, become my pupil then! Are you a Vampire lord and the head of the most powerful vampire clan in the modern world? Now, where I kept that Legendary Vlad Dracula-The First Ancestor of The Vampire card? The holy warrior from the Vatican knocking on my door? How about meeting my bodyguard? Michaela-Defender of The Faith. (Female version of Michael) Did someone just summon an all-powerful Demon and sent it to kill me? They even sacrifice thousands of mage souls and many priceless treasures to do that. Let's test my common spell card. The almighty [Unsummon] spell! Good luck in summoning that thing again! With this power, Daniel will take his revenge on whoever did this to him and create his own empire. His magic civilization!

Here's the link to the discord server: https://discord.com/invite/XVNaUKEPmb The convolution of worlds are govern by a set of gods, each god is given a world to rule and there can be skirmishes between them – as a result of one between Nexus, the god of trickery and a senile old hag Elliot reincarnated into Ul’Tra-el by mistake. Ul’Tra-el is a world that grew a voice, because of this voice, it began to take a different path from other worlds -- it was filled with a core anomaly – rifts. Dimensions began to leak into each other, vomiting outrageous monsters. In response or as an auto-correction to such anomaly, talents were awakened in the inhabitants of Ul’Tra-el and they gained tremendous power, for every rift they close down, they were rewarded massively by the voice of the world called Ul. In a hardcore world like this one, our MC (Northern) reincarnated as a talentless individual but in the face of a death and a head splitting revelation... ...when all hopes seemed lost. {System Notice} Your Soul cannot take a form Searching for Unique pattern ability for your soul searching... search found. Unique System ability has been found... Unique System Ability [CopyCat] has been gained. Awakening Unique ability... Northern gained a talent copying system! ... Follow Northern through his journey as he becomes the pinnacle of this world. This a story about a white-haired boy’s rise from rubbles!! Note: This is an overpower genre but MC does not just start off like that. Even though MC can copy talents he doesn't just jump around copying talents because there's a limitation. However, his rise to strength is depicted and is an experience to enjoy. The first few hundreds would be frustrating to follow because MC is weak but that makes the experience all the more interesting when MC finally gets freaking strong and starts wiping the floor with everyones asses.

"Don't you have someone waiting for you in Itaca Captain? Maybe a wife or a son?!" I was so furious I didn't even notice the complete shock on Odysseus' face, and his shock rapidly turned into anger as well. "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! YOU KNOW THERE'S NOBODY IN ITACA WAITING FOR ME!" "HOW DARE YOU TALK LIKE THAT? WHAT ABOUT PENELOPE AND TELEMACHUS?!" "WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE PEOPLE NOW?!" And that was the moment everything I thought I knew crumbled. [!attention! Detected false knowledge and incongruity within the soul] [please remember that the odyssey from your world is a fiction created several hundreds years after the story took place] [this is not a book]

From a young age, Sally's life has followed a well-worn path, guided by her family's deep faith and expectations for her to dedicate herself to a life of purity. But when Justin enters her world, everything shifts. Now, Sally is caught between two powerful forces: her devotion to family and faith, and a desire she can no longer ignore. Every secret moment with him deepens her struggle, weighed down by guilt and longing. As tensions rise, Sally faces an impossible choice: uphold her family’s wishes, or risk everything to follow the call of her heart.

At eighteen years old, she was thrown into the deepest level of hell, even though she was there already. Receiving a mysterious system that assigned seemingly harmless missions of taking out the evils of humanity, her righteous tasks ended the suffering of others but instead confined her to a life of death and madness. She wallowed in the shadowy abyss, where she withered gradually in the darkness. A frightening past hunts her as she searches for clues related to that incident. In doing so, she sunk deeper and deeper into the abyss. However, just when she was about to lose herself completely, she found her light. A bright light that appeared out of the blue and guided her out of the deep ocean of red. Now her damned soul has a bit of white, but more so red. Her hands might be stained with blood but, she would give everything to protect her light. Including herself. FL: Child, don't worry. I'll take care of everything. Just do what you want, and I'll settle the aftermath. She said with a solemn expression. ML: Ah, my little professor. First, take your hand out of the cookie jar. But since you said so, you have to remember your words. I can do anything, right? He says from behind her, his breath fanning against her ear. FL: of course. She agreed instantly. Unaware of the dangers ahead. ML: He-he. Alright~ This is a work of fiction from the author's imagination. Any resemblance to any real-life events without fore mentioning is purely coincidental. I do not own the book cover. Discord:- https://discord.gg/mk9kTgPU8M If you like this book, want to support the author or read more chapters, please do so on patreon. Patreon:- https://www.patreon.com/beautifulscarlet

यह कहानी है एक ऐसे शहर की जहां कई रहस्य है जिनसे शहर के लोग अनजान है और किसी की आड़ में हो रहे हैं कई गुनाह। इसी रहस्य को उजागर करने के लिए नियति ने अर्जुन और  रूचिका को चुना है। अर्जुन एक पुलिस स्टेशन में अनुभवी जासूस है, और अपने शहर और देश के लिए वफादार भी है। वह खुद मुसीबत में पड़ कर सामने वाले की जान बचता है, यही दरिया दली उसे सबसे अलग बनाती है। क्योंकि वह सामने वाले की मदद करने से पहले खुद के बारे में एक बार भी नहीं सोचता है। वही रुचिका एक रिपोर्टर है जो अपनी  बहादुरी से सच को दुनिया के सामने लाने की काबिलियत रखती है। उसके अंदर सच  और झूठ को समझने की समझ के साथ-साथ सच्चाई के साथ  साहस से खड़े रहने की हिम्मत भी है। दोनों का ही प्रोफेशन अलग-अलग है। लेकिन क्या दोनों देश के लिए और इस शहर के रहस्यमय  को उजागर करने के लिए एक दूसरे के साथ आएंगे? क्या दोनों को एक साथ लाना नियति का फैसला सही होगा? आखिर क्या है इस रहस्यमई शहर का रहस्य? क्या दोनों की काबिलियत इस रहस्य को दुनिया के सामने लाएगा? क्या दोनों के दोनों गुनाहों के शहर से बाहर आ पाएंगे? जानने के लिए पढ़ते रहिए "सिटी ऑफ क्राइम्स".

In this world where reality and games are intertwined, every human who turns 18 can awaken their own unique talent. A good talent can provide a massive advantage, while a poor one can ruin a young person's future. Alexander had been asleep for ten thousand years. When he suddenly woke up, he found himself in a game world called Oracle. However, the talent he awakened was the worst possible—an F-rank talent. But, His talent could be upgraded. And with each upgrade, the effects of the previous talent would still remain. So, starting from F-level, his talent kept improving. With the accumulation of multiple talents, Alexander gradually became an overpowered existence. He soon realized that this world wasn’t as simple as it seemed, and humanity’s situation had become increasingly precarious. In this precarious era, a hero was needed more than ever—and Alexander was destined to be that hero.

After losing his parents, Arslan stumbles upon a weird floating screen that shows off his stats and abilities. Totally confused but kind of excited by this new power, he quickly finds himself in hot water when some shady loan sharks come knocking for repayment on his parents’ debts. With the clock ticking, Arslan gets pulled into a dangerous world of crime, where he has to deal with all sorts of sketchy characters. To make it out alive, he realizes he might need to tap into his darker side and step up as a crime lord, turning his tough situation into a chance to take control. ============ Please leave a review and add the story to your Collections. Use your power stones to support the story. Thanks for reading

Gracia Judy is a 25-year-old orphan who was raised by her grandmother. She attains every virtue from her grandmother. In some days, Judy and Smith fall in love with each other. His presence makes her dull life colorful. Everything is going well despite paucity until she gets into an argument about her rights with a well-known, arrogant billionaire named Ellen John. How can the powerful, rich, and arrogant billionaire tolerate an ordinary girl’s pride? Her life turns upside down when she slaps him in return for his disrespectful words against her, and she becomes his one and only aim, whom he keeps chasing nonstop to ruin her life. When she discovers his nefarious plot against her, she has no choice but to flee to avoid his lethal clutches. Ellen keeps looking for her everywhere; however, he finds no clue about her, but the real shock comes when he discovers his enemy standing in front of him as his bride!

Ethan grew up under the shadow of his father’s indifference, constantly striving to prove himself in a family that prized success above all else. But his attempts were always overlooked in favor of his younger sister, who effortlessly won their father’s attention with her academic accolades. Ethan’s belief that achievement equals affection becomes his guiding force, pushing him to succeed and finally gain the love he’s always longed for. Yet, when his father learns that Ethan is gay, everything changes. Unable to accept his son’s identity, he sends Ethan to a strict Catholic university, hoping it will "cure" him. Across town, Nathan has spent his life battling different challenges. Raised by an alcoholic father after his mother left, Nathan was forced to grow up too soon, taking on adult responsibilities just to survive. When his father’s debts pile up and threaten their future, Nathan uses his college savings to bail him out, sacrificing his dreams in the process. But fate steps in, and Nathan receives a scholarship to the same Catholic university where Ethan is now studying. A twist of destiny brings them together as roommates. Despite their contrasting backgrounds and the weight of their pasts, an unexpected bond begins to grow. What started as mere circumstance soon transforms into something more profound. As they navigate friendship, love, and the expectations of those around them, they’ll discover the courage to be true to themselves—and to each other.

Generations after the mechanic wars landed on Xandria and supposedly destroyed everything that was magical and pure, the planet is now ruled by powerful Royal houses and is at a fatal risk of reliving its years of death. The Skyfall prophecy spoken years ago when the mechanic wars ended seems to be getting closer to completion with every breath. War is brewing...

I always had fun killing off characters in my stories – especially the extras who barely mattered. But now, I’m stuck living in the world I created, and the system has one twisted rule: I can’t meet the protagonist or any key characters until I save everyone I’ve already killed. That means I’m collecting the very extras I once tossed aside. To survive the brutal scenarios ahead, I’ll need their help. But befriending them? Turns out, some of these extras are downright lunatics – and that’s a challenge I never saw coming.

The World of Relisquae had long see a the great kingdom of Volantis. Whoever found the kingdom would meet the princess, and be granted one wish. Thus, a group of adventurers join together to find this mysterious kingdom as well as fight a great evil.

All her life, she dreamt of only one thing, a perfect male lead from her favourite novel. she didn't think it was possible because she believed fictions were totally different from real life. after much pressure by her best friend she went on a blind date with Daniel. slowly Daniel walked his way into her soft heart. not knowing that he will be the first nightmare she hated so bad but at the same time wants even more. will he be the male lead she has always wanted? will he take away the insecurities of feeling unwanted? will he be the one to fill in the empty space in her heart? or will he just prove to her that truly happiness didn't exist and they only exist in fictions.

Title: Lost & Found Author: mischa143kelvin Series: Family of Angst Summary: What if you lose a person? What would you do to get them home? What if you really lost them forever? Do you think you'll ever live without the pain? What if you had one more shot to change everything? Would you take your chance and let it perhaps break your heart once again?. In the captivating world of "Lost & Found," one gets immersed into a place where love and loss interchange intricately to take all four remarkable people into equilibrium. Against the vast expanse of the sea, four royal siblings carry their sets of strengths and vulnerabilities with each one. He embodies authority and responsibility as he takes his siblings on a journey of brotherhood and discovery. He commands the way and gives it his all, making them go on a sailing tour of discovery. Beside him stands the Oldest Princess, a creature of elegance and wisdom. Her natural sense of sailing through problems with poise and insight is an evidence to her royal bearing. As fates' winds shift, and the storm comes around them, she has made decisions that have tested her resolve and redefine her in the family. There was something of the younger princess, her spirited temper and boundless curiosity-a ray of youthful exuberance to the group. There is something infectious in that laugh, optimism with a hope that their unities would guide them through tempests. And then there is the Youngest Prince-hope and innocence. This wide stare keeps all wonders within it; his laughter-like gentle music-he is nothing but a poignant symbol to the tragedy that unfolds for the siblings; he ends up being snatched up by waves his siblings will not be able to clutch onto. Among the ruins and devastation, four kings are faced with a painful reality: the youngest member of their family is gone in the arms of the sea. The survival expedition becomes a reunion quest, as their grief takes them to an uncharted island that has secrets of its own. The story then takes a poignant turn when destiny weaves their fates together with that of a young island girl. The island girl, as a symbol of resilience and empathy, finds the unconscious Youngest Prince on the shore. Her hands, which have crafted delicate jewelry, extend to a lifeless form, merging their destinies in this poignant connection. "Lost & Found" is a story of ties that are forged in the fire of loss and of the depth to which love can propel us to regain what is most precious. In this sense, it's like the ebb and flow of the sea around the characters as breathtaking landscapes and heart-wrenching encounters unfold around them and chart their way into unknown territories of self-discovery, compassion, and hope. From the Series "Family Of Angst"

Prepare to be swept away by Anna's story! She thought she was living in a fairytale romance, but little did she know that her beloved was subjecting her to unspeakable physical and mental torture. But Anna is not one to sit back and take it. She takes matters into her own hands and dishes out the justice her tormentor deserves - with no mercy. As the story unfolds, you'll be on the edge of your seat wondering: will Anna overcome the trauma inflicted upon her? Will she be able to control her powers and dark tendencies? And will she find the true love that she deserves? It is a story of heartbreak, redemption, and revenge that you won't want to miss!

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This novel follows Qin Ying, a modern-day special forces armament expert, who unexpectedly finds himself transported to the Han Dynasty, where he becomes the ninth prince. Armed with his military expertise and strategic mind, Qin begins a remarkable journey of power, war, and ambition. From commanding the battlefield with fierce cavalry to captivating political players with his unmatched intellect, he uses his skills to carve out his place in a world of royal intrigue and treachery. The story kicks off with Qin’s realization of his newfound identity as a prince, leading to him shaking up the court with his unconventional ways. The first fifty chapters explore his rise to power—navigating deadly court politics, facing down formidable enemies, and even mastering the art of painting to impress the royal court. The stakes get higher as Qin confronts external threats like Wei Wang, a rival prince who aims to conquer the south, and internal schemes that challenge his resolve. With a combination of cunning, courage, and sheer force of will, Qin makes his mark as a feared and respected leader. His journey is filled with action, strategy, and the occasional moment of humor as he wins allies, defeats enemies, and creates a lasting legacy. This novel combines intense military conflict, political intrigue, and personal relationships, offering readers a thrilling story of one man's rise from soldier to ruler in a richly detailed historical setting.

In the neon-drenched streets of Corinth, where crime lords rule and loyalty is as fleeting as a shadow, a storm is brewing. Leon, the enigmatic leader of the Syndicate, has spent three years building an empire that threatens to upset the delicate balance of power. But his past is catching up, and the price of ambition is steep. As a union of rival crime families forms in the shadows, Leon finds himself at the center of a deadly game. Betrayal lurks around every corner, and even his most trusted allies harbor secrets that could destroy everything he's built. As the lines between friend and foe blur, Leon must confront the demons of his past and the harsh realities of his present. In a world where power is everything, and trust is a luxury no one can afford, he'll be forced to decide: Is the throne worth the cost of his humanity? "Rise Of The Crime Lord" is a gritty, pulse-pounding thriller that delves into the dark heart of ambition, loyalty, and the true nature of power. In a city where every shadow hides a secret and every alliance has a price, who will rise, and who will fall in the coming storm? Brace yourself for a journey into a world where morality is a myth, strength is currency, and the only rule is survival. The game is on, and the stakes have never been higher.

**Rep the Paranoiac Synopsis**: In a world where loneliness and the desire for attention are at an all-time high, Rep is an 18-year-old who feels invisible and ignored. Struggling with his paranoia and a deep yearning for recognition, he draws inspiration from infamous serial killers to finally stand out. As he embarks on a series of shocking crimes, Rep believes the fame he so desires is within his reach, spiraling into violence and despair. As his actions become increasingly audacious, he finds himself in an internal battle between his quest for notoriety and the consequences of his actions. After being captured by the police, Rep is taken to prison, where, isolated in a solitary cell, he confronts his own mind. In the climactic moment, as he looks at the shadow on the wall, Rep whispers "I found myself", revealing the complexity of his journey. "Rep the Paranoiac" is a psychological thriller that explores the limits of sanity, the search for identity and what it truly means to be recognized in a world that seems to forget those who need attention the most.

His mom marrying again without asking for his opinion and him gaining a stepfather and a cranky stepbrother who doesn’t like Alex ( actually he has a soft spot for cute things) How will Alex cope with his new stepbrother who always pet is head I thought he hate me wondered Alex . let find out in the novel about him.

Hayeon was used to her father's abuse and caring for her mother. However, one night things take a turn causing Hayeon to be alone. She learns the way of the real world and stumbles upon Revien, a boy who's mysterious, and who seems to be the leader of a group. He being a child who couldn't feel emotions , found himself liking Hayeon. He decides to bring her into his dark world. The question is will Hayeon turn dark within his world or be his savior and bring him into the light?

Condition 1: Collect 1 Yellow Turban Soldier’s Rune (Completed) Condition 2: Defeat 100 Runic Monsters Solo (Completed) Condition 3: Kill Wild Boars in One Strike 5000 times (Completed) Condition 4: Consume 10 Runic Pills (Completed) Your Rune Can Now Be Upgraded.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it Updates will come in soon And I'm sorry for my bad grammar and mistakes, I learnt English so I would be able to write my novels in English and English is my second language I would write a little sneak peek for my novel but that would spoil it for all of you because I have prepared two plot twists for you and my novel might end up being a short story, less than a hundred chapters since this is my first writing but I hope you'll love it I don't know if my plot twists are actually called plot twist but when you read it, you'll know and I don't want to give you high expectations so you will not be disappointed because I know I'm not skilled enough to live up to anyone's expectations Just please enjoy it so I'll be given the energy to write more chapters in my next novel

Mila, a bookworm, is an expert at balancing office chaos, overtime, and escaping into epic love stories… until one day, reality hits her like a truck—literally. Instead of the usual "game over," she wakes up in a lavish room straight out of a fairy tale. Is she in heaven? A dream? Nope, just the start of a new chapter! Now, Mila's story begins in a new world. Is she a princess, a prisoner, or just someone who’s really bad at crossing streets? With mysteries to solve, secrets to uncover, and perhaps a prince or two to meet, Mila must navigate her way through a world crazier than any book she's ever read. Join Mila on this adventure as she proves that when life gives you a new world, you might as well be the book-hero you’ve always read about.