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.