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.