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.