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.