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.