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.