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.