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.