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.