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.