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.