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.