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.