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.