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.