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.