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.