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.