Dark laughter seemed to bounce of the wall, creating an eerie echo that floated around the room. Enma couldn't believe his good luck. The day he felt Kagome Higurashi appear before his son, he just knew he had to have her and her power. But he knew she would not be defeated so easily. So he had concocted a plan and so far it was going perfectly.

He looked at the three souls in front of him and he rubbed his hands in anticipation. They would do so nicely. All he had to do know was to create an artificial body, taint the souls and place them in their new bodies and all hell would break lose for that little priestess. Seeing as he would be the only one who could help them, she would have no choice but to surrender to him.

By the time he was done with the little priestess, she would be pledging everything to him. He would own her. With her by his side, all those filthy demons could be eradicated. He had at first been happy to seal them away but that had not fully worked. He could even see his poor son becoming friends with them and he couldn't have that.

The breaking point for him was seeing Kagome getting along with demons and even seeming to like them better than other humans. That just would not do. That is why she would have to pay for her sins in pain before she joined him. He would convince her that all demons are evil and eventually she will be his biggest weapon against them and they would all perish as a race.

"Master, the priestess reacted as you predicted. She has fled to her shrine in her grief. Also, Botan pulled off her job perfectly. Her snooping has served you well. Lady Kagome now knows you have her brother," said Shunjun, the head of the Special Defense Forces, and very loyal servant to Enma.

"You did well my new commander. I am pleased with this. Now go and gather the forces. It won't take long before she comes looking for her brother's soul. She will be so consumed in grief that when I show her these three gifts, we will be able to capture her easily," Enma stated before turning and leaving the room so he could go finish the bodies for the souls he had.

"Of course, my lord, we will begin preparations immediately," Shunjun said and he to left.

The so far untainted souls left behind had watched the entire display and they cried out in pain. They refused to be used against Kagome but they also knew Enma's plan wouldn't work. Kagome was not as weak as everyone believed her to be. They only prayed they would be able to see her triumph over Enma.

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