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.