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.