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.