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.