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.