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.