Durga

Durgā is the goddess of war in Indian mythology. She is Shiva's consort and is believed to be either the same being as or another aspect of Pārvatī, the goddess of grace. In modern times, she is usually depicted as a beautiful woman with three eyes and many arms.

It is said that when the heavenly world was attacked by a powerful demon god, the light of the gods' anger coalesced into a single form, and so Durgā was born. The gods then each bestowed upon her the weapons which were symbolic of each of them, including the trident, the chakram, and the spear. Wielding these heavenly armaments, she defeated the demon god.

Height/Weight: 156cm, 46kg

Origin: Indian Mythology

Region: India

Alignment: Lawful-Balanced

Sub-Attribute: Heaven

Gender: Female

Her first-person pronouns include "I," "me," and "this goddess."

A Pseudo-Servant of Durgā, using a certain human girl as vessel. She is the goddess of combat, born from the wrath of the gods.

Durgā was born from the light of the fury of many gods, including Shiva and Vishnu. Her purpose is to kill the demon god Mahiṣā, who attacked the heavenly world. To help her complete this task, the gods gave her myriad armaments. Because her creation stemmed from the gods' intent to create something capable of killing the demon god, one can only guess at what manner of being resulted from this effort...

She is the perfect opposite of Pārvatī, goddess of gentle grace, as her portfolio includes carnage and massacre. She focuses exclusively on butchering demons. Durgā, an amalgamation of the Hindu gods' powers, is a weapon of purest annihilation.

She always exudes an air of silent anger and intimidation. Often, it seems any evil which might come near her could be repelled by her presence alone. While she is polite in tone and demeanor, she is essentially a demon-killing machine and so rarely expresses her personal feelings or needs. As far as she is concerned, loving humans is Pārvatī's job. (This is not to say that she's unloving. In fact, she likes humans, but she tries not to openly show it owing to their differing roles.)

She often mentions "divine duty" whenever she refers to missions.

Mahāmāyā: EX

The Great Illusionary Power.

The great illusionary power, the root of spellcasting, was deified as a goddess and then associated with Durgā. This means Mahāmāyā is simply another name for Durgā.

Unassailable One: A

The meaning of Durgā's name. It is said to have originally been the name of a demon god. According to myth, there was once a demon god powerful enough to exile gods. When the gods approached Shiva for aid, he tasked his wife with the job, and she fought the demon god's army by producing a thousand arms. When they hurled a mountain at her, she shattered it into seven pieces. Finally, she killed the demon god by shooting an arrow into its chest. Following these achievements, she took the name of the demon god and began calling herself Durgā.

『Mahiṣāsuramardinī』

Rank: EX

NP Type: Annihilation

Range: 1 - 100

Maximum Targets: 500

O Anger, Wishes, and the Goddess Who Massacres Evil.

It means "slayer of Mahiṣā, the demon god." The most famous myth of Durgā killing the demon god Mahiṣā, sublimated into a Noble Phantasm.

It is said she attacked Mahiṣā, the water ox demon god, using her god-given armaments combined with blinding light that covered the whole world, and killed the entirety of the demon god's army. With his army gone, Mahiṣā tried to fight back by transforming into a lion, human, elephant, and then finally a water ox, but was ultimately defeated.

Upon this Noble Phantasm's True Name Release, the True Names of the ten armaments granted to her by the gods are also unleashed, including the light of Shiva's trident, Vishnu's chakram, and Indra's lightning. All activate simultaneously to annihilate the enemy without a shred of mercy.

(Third Ascension)

When Durgā fought the demon god brothers Śumbha and Niśumbha, she also fought against Chanda and Munda, who served the demon gods. When the enemy approached, Durgā became angry, and then there appeared a goddess with a dreadfully frightening face and a third eye on her forehead. This being, born the fury of Durgā—who was born from anger herself—is Kālī.

Kālī is a goddess of terror, more frightening even than Durgā. She is the incarnation of carnage and destruction, devourer of demon god and drinker of blood. Despite the myths about her origins mentioned earlier, Kālī is regarded in the same light as Durgā and Pārvatī, or even more so as the goddess of cosmic omnipotence.

『Saṃhāra Kālī』

Rank: EX

NP Type: Anti-World

Range: -

Maximum Targets: -

The Victorious Dance That Shatters the World.

The apocalyptic dance of Kālī, drunk on victory and blood. After killing the demon gods, Kālī, drunk on their blood, began a violent dance that split the land, shattering the very world. The gods asked Shiva to stop her, but Kālī turned a deaf ear to Shiva's plea. So Shiva decided to lie down at her feet to absorb the impact with his body. Kālī finally came back to her senses after Shiva's intervention.

This Noble Phantasm triggers the end of the world, complete with major earthquakes and natural disasters so intense that humanity is unable to address them. Typically, this Noble Phantasm's True Name reveal happens automatically after combat (or at least there's always a possibility of this happening) and is not activated willingly. The more intense and blood the combat, the more likely this Noble Phantasm is to activate. Once it has activated, this Noble Phantasm cannot be stopped until the world shatters, she runs out of magical energy and disappears, or until she steps on Shiva.

The Noble Phantasm of this Kālī who materialized through Chaldea's Summoning System may possess the same name, but it has been downgraded thanks to shackles and safety devices.