Ka hunt

The ka hunt was a search overseen by Priest Seto, in which he hoped to harvest powerful ka to be used by the High Priests and the pharaoh. This event took place in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga.

Seto examined civilians for potentially powerful ka and took them captive. While imprisoned, the civilians were pushed to physical limits to strengthen their ka. Seto knew that in the interest of peace, Pharaoh Atem would not consent to the hunt, but thought it was necessary for the priests to engage in such shadow politics, in order to protect the kingdom.

Planning
After Bakura, King of Thieves attacked the pharaoh's palace, Seto discussed the state of affairs with Akhenaden. Seto deemed Bakura too dangerous to be kept alive. They worried that the ka gathered in the Shrine of Wedju were not enough to compete with Diabound, which Seto accredited to them only collecting ka from criminals. However Akhenaden reminded him that Bakura was also a sinner and theorized that his ka's strength came from his level of hatred, suspecting Bakura to be a survivor of the Kul Elna massacre.

Seto proposed that they conduct the ka hunt, where they would take civilians with promising-looking ka and inflict agony upon them. This would provoke hatred and strengthen the ka, which could be turned into weapons. Akhenaden thought the idea was insane and knew the pharaoh would not consent. Seto rationalized that in having the stature of a god, the pharaoh must maintain peace, but in desperate times, it would be necessary for the priests to employ shadow politics to protect the royal house.

Search
Following Mahado and Bakura's ka battle, Seto asked for Atem's permission to take men histo the city in search for Bakura, secretly intending to perform the ka hunt.