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.