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.