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.