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.