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.