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.