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.