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.