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.