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.