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.