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.