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.