Mukhiya

Five friends. One impossible building. A sacrifice that transforms everything.

Jake Morrison thought he’d found the score of a lifetime: coordinates leading to an abandoned Cold War bunker deep in the Pacific Northwest, filled with classified data worth millions. He convinced his crew of hackers, ex-military muscle, and tech specialists to join him on what should have been a simple expedition: hike in, steal the servers, hike out rich.

But the bunker doesn’t exist.

Instead, they find the Hunting Palace, a sprawling Victorian nightmare of impossible architecture that shouldn’t be standing in the middle of nowhere. Its doors open to welcome them. Its halls breathe with malicious intelligence. And once they cross the threshold, escape becomes a deadly game of survival.

The palace has rules:

Solve brutal puzzles or die trying
Face trials designed to shatter your sanity
One person must remain behind
Until one remains

As corridors shift and rooms transform, the five friends realize they’re not just trapped; they’re being hunted by the building itself. Each puzzle demands sacrifice. Each trial strips away pieces of their identity. And one among them has already been possessed, subtly leading the others toward rooms from which there is no return.

To escape, they must collect five keys hidden throughout the palace. But with every trial, the cost grows steeper. Trust erodes. Paranoia festers. And the horrifying truth emerges: they weren’t the first to enter, and the palace has been preparing for their arrival since long before they were born.

Sarah stays behind so four can escape. But her sacrifice isn’t the end; it’s the beginning of a transformation that will change them all forever. Because the palace doesn’t just hunt people. It transforms them into something between human and impossible, forever linked to the consciousness that dwells in its depths.

When the survivors return to the outside world, they discover they’ve brought pieces of the palace with them: enhanced abilities, fractured identities, and the growing realization that they’re no longer entirely human. Now they must choose: embrace what they’ve become or be consumed by those who want to weaponize their transformation.

＂A masterclass in architectural horror and psychological transformation. Once you enter the Hunting Palace, you’ll never escape, even after the final page.＂

A Horror Suspense Thriller

By Angel Mukhiya

Some buildings wait. Some buildings watch.
This one hunts.

And when you finally escape, you’ll discover the real horror:
Part of you never left.

Warning: Contains graphic horror, psychological manipulation, impossible architecture, and transformations that blur the line between human and other. Not recommended for readers seeking easy answers or comfortable resolutions.

Reader discretion advised.