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.