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.