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.