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.