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.