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.