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.