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.