Story Two: Awakening

You sit there in the bright light listening to the roars and the screams surrounding you. Endless fire blazes around you, but you become numb to the pain. You do not know how long you have been here, but it feels like it has been forever. You sigh for the billionth time. At first, the flames hurt, but after an amount of time that you cannot exactly remember, the pain started to subside. You can not move your body, nor feel anything other than the flames flickering around you. You continue to listen to the screams for an unknown amount of time until you feel something spreading from your heart to the rest of your body. An unimaginable amount of pain assaults your mind. You have felt pain in quite a while, but now it is hitting you with more pain than you have ever felt before. You realize this is not physical pain, but something else. You think through all the possibilities as you can feel your mind beginning to crack. Finally, everything turns dark.

*Ding*

[User has been reawoken! Welcome back, User! Due to User's soul being corroded by the Flames of Hell, Lucifer has taken action and removed User from Hell. User is now on the path to reincarnation and will soon reach the destination. Good luck User!]

You stare at the message for a little while, and then you sigh. Memories start rushing back to you like a flood. The system mentioned above is a hint system. You had awoken it in your previous life, but due to bad luck, you immediately died after acquiring it. You sit in the dark space for a little while, all the while wondering where you will be reincarnated. You hope it is not somewhere like the Marvel universe. The Marvel universe always has some powerful cosmic being vying to destroy Earth, and you have no interest in being a part of that.

After a while of waiting, you finally hear the awaited ding.

*Ding*

[Destination reached! Welcome to the Marvel universe, User!]