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.