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.