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.