Sable ~ [b]Witch[/b]

It had been a long and somewhat fruitless number of years, but Sable was finally upon her end goal. The Carpathian Mountains stood tall and ominous in front of the slender woman, yet the emotion she felt was neither fear nor dread. Only a genuine relief embraced the witch as she put her long, dark hair in a wild ponytail. An expression of pursed lips and a blank stare faced the mountainous region just ahead and tattooed arms folded over the bosom for a brief moment. This was where the Shade was supposed to reside. The entity of evil that was said to possess powerful dark magic also seemed to live as a recluse of late somewhere in these mountains. At least, that was the information that Sable had finally pieced together after years of chasing false leads and unreliable memories of individuals who claimed to hold "valuable" information. However, as Sable stood at the base of the mountains, she couldn't deny the feeling that crawled up her spine. Mostly due to her magical affinity, the witch could feel the presence of [i]something[/i] with energies that resonated with her own. Even if it wasn't the Shade, this was the best lead she had gotten in a long while. 

With a nod to herself and an adjustment of a makeshift pack she was carrying by one strap, Sable began a somewhat determined trek into the mountains. With each step, the thoughts gathered more densely in Sable's mind. She pondered things like what the Shade looked like, how he behaved, and just how oppressive the air would be around him. Being magically inclined to Death gave Sable a sense beyond the five that normal humans were supposed to have. Especially when concerned with dark energy, Sable could almost feel the weight of an evil aura depending on the nature of the creature it originated from. She expected that the Shade should house the heaviest aura of all she'd come upon, but she also wondered if her body would effortlessly meld into the force rather than be crushed by it since she was the Shade's daughter. Petty thoughts like these ran through her mind as she traversed farther into the region. 

Eventually, Sable came to a rock ledge and stopped to peer into the horizon. There were black mountains in all directions, but some were larger than others. She hadn't learned if the Shade resided in an ornately built castle or some hidden structure, but as she couldn't see any sort of houses or buildings around, Sable decided that she would make her way towards the tallest mountain and attempt to scale it. Beings of such power usually sat the top of the world to look down on everyone else right? With this in mind, Sable slowly examined the mountains in the distance until her gaze caught sight of the tallest mountain. With her destination targeted, the now anxious witch took off in its direction, her heart beginning to thump with the realization that she would be meeting her elusive father soon.