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.