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.