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.