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.