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.