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.