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.