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.