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.