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.