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.