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.