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.