In the Devi Mahatmya, Durga creates the devi Kali to achieve her own goals. A great demon named Aktabeej possessed a boon with which any drop of blood that feel on the ground would sprout a clone of himself. Thus, all the gods feared to fight him, lest they make him bleed and he multiplies, becoming even more powerful. All the devas came together and asked Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu to help kill the demon, but none of them would help. Thus, when asked, the goddess Chundi (who appears very similar to Durga) agreed. She rode to the army of Aktabeej clones on the back of her tiger, holding her many weapons. However, before the battle, from her forehead she spawned Kali to assist her. As Chundi attacked the demons, spurting blood every which way, Kali used her long tongue to lap up every drop of blood before it could hit the ground. No more clones were allowed to appear, and the demon was finally killed.
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Kali, the Wild Goddess - Wikimedia
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