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.