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>>16264978
In another version of the tale, when the emperor decrees that Kali may only be confined to gold, Kali manipulates this rule by entering into the emperor's golden crown. Thus Kali entered into the thoughts of the emperor, corrupting his empire from within, and leading ultimately to the emperor's death.

Kali was created from incestuous monsters that spawned on the back of the All-Being, Brahma. Brahma intended Kali to be a force of corrosion and change, to allow the cosmic cycle (kalpa) to proceed to the next stage.
Ultimately however, two thirds through this stage, Vishnu intervenes by incarnating into his 10th and final avatar, Kalkli. Kalkli grows up as a regular mortal but is trained by the Vishnu's 6th avatar, Parashurama, to become skilled in martial arts and warfare to ultimately do battle with Kali and end the Kali Yuga.

By this time Kali had had many foul offspring who became his minions , and his forces are bolstered by many evil kings and their armies.

Kali's forces are ultimately defeated by Kalkli and his generals, and in the final battle between the two, Kalkli is aided by the Dharma itself and the Satya Yuga, the Age of Truth itself. Kali is routed, his chariot shattered and his war banner trampled. He flees humiliated on a donkey , a symbol of lowliness. His wounds however prove fatal, and he either dies, or enters his "unmanifested years." Meaning that he enters a dimensional rift and continues to the next kalpa in the next universe, to continue the cycle for eternity.