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.