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.