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.