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.