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.