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.