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.