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.