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.