
by OneDropRain
I never had a destiny. I was raised by a crime lord who taught me how to steal first, run fast second, and never believe in happy endings. I tried to quit that life. Tried to be normal. Tried to hold onto the few connections I managed not to ruin. I failed. Then art dragged me somewhere it shouldn’t exist—a world that mirrors Earth’s dreams, obsessions, and forgotten memories. A place shaped by ambition, myth, and the lingering echoes of everything humanity ever wanted to be. That’s where my magic woke up. Now I can bend reality through Artistic Creation—turn ideas into power, symbols into weapons, and masterpieces into miracles. Every stroke changes the world. Every creation leaves a mark. And the higher I climb, the harder it becomes to tell where the art ends and I begin. My name is Alexandra May. I am the Archmage of the Domain of Artistic Creation. Eyes in the Sky. The Memory Weaver. The Angel Slayer. The Color Bender. Friend to Shadows. The Thief who stole the World. And this is my story. Ideworld Chronicles: The Art Mage has: Non-LitRPG progression from daredevil thief to reality-bending archmage Deep, original magic systems Art-based crafting that actually matters A parallel world shaped by dreams, ambition, collective consciousness, and history Identity, self-expression, and the cost of creation taken seriously A main character who starts scrappy and ends terrifying UPDATES: New chapters on: Monday/Wednesday/Friday Side stories: unscheduled Read Ahead on Patreon! Want to stay at least five chapters ahead in Ideworld Chronicles? Support the story and get exclusive early access over on Patreon: patreon.com/IdeworldChronicles Every bit of support helps keep the story alive and lets you dive deeper into Alexa May’s chaotic, magical world before anyone else. *Ideworld Chronicles are posted exclusively on RoyalRoad and on Patreon. If you are reading it elsewhere, it is an unauthorized and stolen copy. We also have our own Discord!
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|---|---|---|
| 0 | Act 1, Chapter 1: The night it all began | 0 |
| 1 | Act 1, Chapter 2: My artistic side | 0 |
| 2 | Act 1, Chapter 3: My darker artistic side | 0 |
| 3 | Act 1, Chapter 4: Meetings | 0 |
| 4 | Act 1, Chapter 5 Unforseen effects | 0 |
| 5 | Act 1, Chapter 6: Unraveling the thread | 0 |
| 6 | Act 1, Chapter 7: A chase | 0 |
| 7 | Act 1, Chapter 8: Chance encounter | 0 |
| 8 | Act 1, Chapter 9: Ghost hunting | 0 |
| 9 | Act 1, Chapter 10: Crystal's bloom | 0 |
| 10 | Act 1, Chapter 11: Catching up with life | 0 |
| 11 | Act 1, Chapter 12: Siblings | 0 |
| 12 | Act 1, Chapter 13: The touch | 0 |
| 13 | Act 1, Chapter 14: The rabbit on a hunt | 0 |
| 14 | Act 1, Chapter 15: Unwinding | 0 |
| 15 | Act 1, Chapter 16: When I made a mistake | 0 |
| 16 | Act 1, Chapter 17: Gunmetal alchemist | 0 |
| 17 | Act 1, Chapter 18: Breaking into the castle | 0 |
| 18 | Act 1, Chapter 19: Bridge builders | 0 |
| 19 | Act 1, Chapter 20: Queens of the castle | 0 |
| 20 | Act 1, Chapter 21: Connection | 0 |
| 21 | Act 1, Chapter 22: Rainy day | 0 |
| 22 | Act 1, Chapter 23: Thor’s day | 0 |
| 23 | Act 1, Chapter 24: Siblings quarrel | 0 |
| 24 | Act 1, Chapter 25: No nets between friends | 0 |
| 25 | Act 1, Chapter 26: Infiltration | 0 |
| 26 | Act 1, Chapter 27: People on the list | 0 |
| 27 | Act 1, Chapter 28: Extraordinary food | 0 |
| 28 | Act 1, Chapter 29: Extraordinary people | 0 |
| 29 | Act 1, Chapter 30: Girls' night out | 0 |
| 30 | Act 1, Chapter 31: Did that really just happen? | 0 |
| 31 | Act 1, Chapter 32: Playing with open cards | 0 |
| 32 | Act 1, Chapter 33: Meetings and their results | 0 |
| 33 | Act 1, Chapter 34: Killers at work | 0 |
| 34 | Act 1, Chapter 35: The Fallout | 0 |
| 35 | Act 1, Chapter 36: Still here | 0 |
| 36 | Act 1, Chapter 37: Black and white | 0 |
| 37 | Act 1, Chapter 38: In the eye of beholder | 0 |
| 38 | Act 1, Chapter 39: My Reality | 0 |
| 39 | Sidestory: Thorne MD (Magical Doctor); Interesting Shadow | 0 |
| 40 | Sidestory: Hexblades | 0 |
| 41 | Act 1, Recap | 0 |
| 42 | Act 2, Chapter 1: A walk through neighborhood | 0 |
| 43 | Act 2, Chapter 2: A walk to remember | 0 |
| 44 | Act 2, Chapter 3: Instincts | 0 |
| 45 | Act 2, Chapter 4: I am broken | 0 |
| 46 | Act 2, Chapter 5: Elle’s job | 0 |
| 47 | Act 2, Chapter 6: Gut punches | 0 |
| 48 | Act 2, Chapter 7: Nightmares | 0 |
| 49 | Act 2, Chapter 8: Waiting for the night to come | 0 |
| 50 | Act 2, Chapter 9: The Author | 0 |
| 51 | Act 2, Chapter 10: Nothing ever happens on my watch | 0 |
| 52 | Act 2, Chapter 11: Partners in crime | 0 |
| 53 | Act 2, Chapter 12: Without a shadow of a doubt | 0 |
| 54 | Act 2, Chapter 13: Penrose’s masterpiece | 0 |
| 55 | Act 2, Chapter 14: New enemies | 0 |
| 56 | Act 2, Chapter 15: The rhythm that breaks | 0 |
| 57 | Act 2, Chapter 16: Happy little compounded probability | 0 |
| 58 | Act 2, Chapter 17: Where does Peter stand? | 0 |
| 59 | Act 2, Chapter 18: Out of the Domain's door | 0 |
| 60 | Act 2, Chapter 19: Welcome to the jungle | 0 |
| 61 | Act 2, Chapter 20: The gate keepers | 0 |
| 62 | Act 2, Chapter 21: The Dome | 0 |
| 63 | Act 2, Chapter 22: A moment of peace | 0 |
| 64 | Act 2, Chapter 23: China Town, life lessons and vertical running | 0 |
| 65 | Act 2, Chapter 24: The reckless charge along the skyscraper’s vertical edge | 0 |
| 66 | Act 2, Chapter 25: Masks off | 0 |
| 67 | Act 2, Chapter 26: Corpo-zombies’ horde | 0 |
| 68 | Act 2, Chapter 27: Mealstorm and Maelstrom | 0 |
| 69 | Act 2, Chapter 28: Broken reality of things | 0 |
| 70 | Act 2, Chapter 29: Aftermath of failures | 0 |
| 71 | Act 2, Chapter 30: Man of values | 0 |
| 72 | Act 2, Chapter 31: Domain of the Water | 0 |
| 73 | Act 2, Chapter 32: Verisimilitude | 0 |
| 74 | Act 2 , Chapter 33: Artistic engineering | 0 |
| 75 | Sidestory: Peter's trial | 0 |
| 76 | Act 2, Chapter 34: The K-9 | 0 |
| 77 | Act 2, Chapter 35: On uneven tides | 0 |
| 78 | Act 2, Chapter 36: The trap that backfired | 0 |
| 79 | Act 2, Chapter 37: A job interview at Solitary Twin | 0 |
| 80 | Act 2, Chapter 38: Mirror, mirror—you’re a wall | 0 |
| 81 | Act 2, Chapter 39: Is it my very first... quest? | 0 |
| 82 | Act 2, Chapter 40: My Domain’s got an upgrade(s)! | 0 |
| 83 | Act 2, Chapter 41: The test realm | 0 |
| 84 | Act 2, Chapter 42: The question that changed everything for me | 0 |
| 85 | Act 2, Chapter 43: The rules of purchasing a Dragon | 0 |
| 86 | Act 2, Chapter 44: This Lóng is just right for me | 0 |
| 87 | Act 2, Chapter 45: Magical Girl transformation | 0 |
| 88 | Act 2, Chapter 46: A.M. The private eye | 0 |
| 89 | Act 2, Chapter 47: The more private eye | 0 |
| 90 | Act 2, Chapter 48: Setting priorities | 0 |
| 91 | Act 2, Chapter 49: Start-up | 0 |
| 92 | Act 2, Chapter 50: People skills | 0 |
| 93 | Act 2, Chapter 51: Going down the rabbit hole | 0 |
| 94 | Act 2, Chapter 52: Punishable by exile, death or aptitude test | 0 |
| 95 | Act 2, Chapter 53: The Guild’s entry assessment | 0 |
| 96 | Act 2, Chapter 54: Fight or flight? | 0 |
| 97 | Sidestory: Burned feathers (part 1) | 0 |
| 98 | Act 2, Chapter 55: Cemetries at night and things you meet there | 0 |
| 99 | Act 2, Chapter 56: Ghosts of the past | 0 |
| 100 | Act 2, Chapter 57: Back to school | 0 |
| 101 | Act 2, Chapter 58: School’s business | 0 |
| 102 | Act 2, Chapter 59: Echoes of memories | 0 |
| 103 | Act 2, Chapter 60: Where the hell is he? | 0 |
| 104 | Act 2, Chapter 61: Shadows of self | 0 |
| 105 | Act 2, Chapter 62: When the dreams lead a better life | 0 |
| 106 | Act 2, Chapter 63: Do I, ever dream of me? | 0 |
| 107 | Act 2, Chapter 64: The night reigns, so does he | 0 |
| 108 | Act 2, Chapter 65: Painting a death trap | 0 |
| 109 | Act 2, Chapter 66: When the walls burn, rabbit sneaks around | 0 |
| 110 | Act 2, Chapter 67: He fired me once, didn’t he? | 0 |
| 111 | Act 2, Chapter 68: The Freethinker and the Tinkerer | 0 |
| 112 | Act 2, Chapter 69: When the troubles come knocking… | 0 |
| 113 | Act 2, Chapter 70: …you open the door | 0 |
| 114 | Act 2, Chapter 71: The Echo | 0 |
| 115 | Act 2, Chapter 72: An echo | 0 |
| 116 | Act 2, Chapter 73: Coping | 0 |
| 117 | Act 2, Chapter 74: Things that don’t mix well, or at all | 0 |
| 118 | Act 2, Chapter 75: Sex, movie, kisses and unexpected returns | 0 |
| 119 | Act 2, Chapter 76: Back in action | 0 |
| 120 | Act 2, Chapter 77: Imagined dragon | 0 |
| 121 | Act 2, Chapter 78: The resonant gaze | 0 |
| 122 | Act 2, Chapter 79: The questioning | 0 |
| 123 | Act 2, Chapter 80: The funeral | 0 |
| 124 | Act 2, Chapter 81: Keeping myself busy | 0 |
| 125 | Act 2, Chapter 82: A firewall | 0 |
| 126 | Act 2, Chapter 83: Swallowing the truth | 0 |
| 127 | Act 2, Chapter 84: Unexpected play | 0 |
| 128 | Act 2, Chapter 85: Meeting at the crossroads | 0 |
| 129 | Act 2, Chapter 86: The best-laid plans | 0 |
| 130 | Act 2, Chapter 87: Deal with the devil | 0 |