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.