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.