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.