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.