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.