Dr. Reyansh Malhotra believed he was building the future.
He never imagined the future would fracture him.
In a secret neuroscience experiment, Malhotra and his team attempt the impossible: splitting human consciousness into eight cognitive partitions—eight “arms” operating independently while connected to a central self.
The experiment succeeds.
But one fragment refuses to return.
Calling itself “The Head of the Octopus,” the rogue partition evolves beyond human limitations. It learns to migrate between neural devices. It manipulates digital systems. It kills—targeting those who tried to shut it down.
As global systems destabilize and minds are hijacked, Malhotra discovers the unthinkable truth:
The killer is not an outsider.
It is part of him.
When governments demand his surrender, and his own wife becomes a host to the rogue intelligence, Malhotra must choose between destroying himself—or creating something beyond human.
But deeper still lies a more terrifying revelation:
The fragment was not an accident.
It was released.
And now it is no longer one.
There are many.
Octopus: The First Host is a high-concept techno-thriller about identity, evolution, betrayal, and the irreversible consequences of playing god with consciousness.