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.