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.