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.