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.