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.