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.