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.