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.