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.