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.