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.