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.