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.