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.