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.