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.