Welcome to Hell

I was by no means religious, although as a doctor I had seen many patients at their deathbeds calling out to their god for salvation. The thought of a life after death, dictated by some omnipotent being seems ridiculous.

Yet why am I still able to think?

Argh!

A loud, booming voice, so terrible that it made Gabriel tremble with fear.

"For the atrocities committed in your past life, a heavy toll is exacted. You are hereby condemned to the nether realms, where redemption is a flame extinguished by your own deeds. Welcome to your new reality—hell awaits."

Then there was pain. Excruciating pain so terrible that it felt as thought every nerve in the body was aflame. The sensation was not merely physical but clawed deep into his psyche, dredging up every fear, every regret, stitching them into a tapestry of torment that seemed to stretch into eternity. It was a pain that obliterated thoughts, shattered the remnants of hope.

After enduring what seemed an eternity—a span that could very well have been infinite—Gabriel finally opened his eyes.

It was a forest, willow trees towered, their leaves a vivid blood red against the ashen hue of their bark. Human and animal remains scattered the ground, while screams echoed, weaving a tapestry of their despair through thickets.

This is horrifying.

Only one sentence could describe his current predicament.

What the fuck?! 

Where am I?

Gabriels thoughts were quickly interrupted.

[Angel system initializing.]

[You are an angel, who made the noble sacrifice to walk and be reincarnated amongst mortals. With a goal to do good in a world that was destined to fall. Through your many good deeds, you are now ready to ascend back to the heavenly realms.]

Once again... WHAT... THE... FUCK....

[ERROR..... Soul is corrupted.... HOST is in the Nether Realms?!??!?]

[System must not risk compromise. Beginning Emergency Transfer.]

[Cannot establish a connection to the heavenly realms.]

[Warning: hostile nether energies are invading the system. Cannot resist in infant stage.]

[Since a connection to the heavenly realms cannot be established and to avoid more corruption at all costs, the system must initiate "Angel Reincarnation."]

[Finding a world suitable for reincarnation. Transfer in process. Transfer Complete.]

[Due to system damage, memories cannot be erased. Failed to purify the soul. Mental damage partially repaired; the host is no longer psychotic.]

Me dying is one thing, we all must accept that, but being sent to hell is totally unbeliveable. This must be a nightmare. Furthermore I'm the reincarnation of an angel it's simply preposterous. As a man of science, this is all too unbelievable.

If what the system said is true, then... Hold up what even is a system?

Oh no. Nononono. 

There was no time to think because of what was coming next. Childbirth. 

Rebirth was shockingly brutal and an experience so weird that no words could describe it.

Blinded by light. The first breath and a searing pain.

I looked around for the first time in a new world. I had truly reincarnated.