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.