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.