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.