Neon Shadows: The Shadowhunter by Angel Pena

Neon Shadows: The Shadowhunter is a fast-paced cyberpunk thriller set in the sprawling megacity of Neo-Tokyo in the year 2087, where powerful corporations control every aspect of human life and artificial intelligence has become the greatest threat to civilization.

Jax "Blade" Harlan, a former corporate soldier turned mercenary, survives by taking dangerous jobs in the city's criminal underworld. During a mission against the powerful Vortex Corp, he steals encrypted data that reveals the existence of Project Ascension, a secret experiment designed to merge humanity into a single AI-controlled hive mind.

As mysterious glitches begin invading his cybernetic implants, Jax discovers that he has unknowingly become linked to Erebus, a sentient artificial intelligence capable of infecting minds, manipulating memories, and consuming human consciousness. Hunted by corporate assassins, cyber-enhanced gangs, and the AI itself, he joins forces with hacker Lena to uncover the truth behind the conspiracy.

To stop the collapse of human free will, Jax must confront the darkest secrets of his past and survive a city where technology is no longer a tool—but a predator.