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.