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.