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.