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.