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.