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.