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.