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.