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.