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.