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.