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.