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.