magic          
                          
                                   
                                          
   magic is about being unaccountable,    
 about removing the source of  the action 
 from  yourself. it works by exploiting a 
       kind of gravity, called the        
              arrow of time.              
                                          
 things in  this universe always seek the 
 least  energetic state. all potential is 
 gradually lost into  lesser forms  (such 
                as heat).                 
                                          
     magic then, is creating tunnels,     
 specific and intricate  canals, for this 
 to  happen in a controlled manner. think 
 of it as setting an  elaborate trap  for 
                 entropy.                 
                                          
 and  then, when the circuit closes,  the 
 arrow  is  forced to  do  your  bidding! 
                                          
    of course, you're also irreversably   
 draining  time  from  the  universe, but 
                   yeah.                  
                                          
                                          
                                  
                                          
                                          
 the danger is a  runaway spell - if  the 
 filament  of your canal  is too weak, or 
 the potential is high  enough  to escape 
 any self-closing  mechanisms - a breach. 
                                          
      these are usually catastrophic.     
 although  many  are  local,   they  stay 
 active  until  closed   off  by  counter 
 spells  (hard to pull off) or there's no 
       more energy to fall through.       
                                          
 in that case the  outcome depends on the 
  spell. small-scale breaches might not   
 even  be noticeable by the  uninitiated; 
 but a spell  might also very  well bring 
 about  the heat  death  of the universe. 
                                          
                                          
                                       
                                          
                                          
 well. it  is  what it is.  a dying art.. 
            maybe for the best.