Kali: Call of Darkness

**Kali: Call of Darkness** is the 21st book released on the mobile game Romance Club. This book was released in November 2021, has three seasons, and was **completed on May 24, 2023**. The author of this book is **Aleksandra R.**, who is now writing Song of the Crimson Nile and Kali: Flame of Samsara (the prequel of this book).

## Plot Summary

When you're unexpectedly summoned to India to assist an investigation, you aren't sure what to expect. Soon, you're pulled into a terrifying web of murder and mystical powers...

## Gameplay features

Most choices you make for your Main Character in this book influence one of the following variables: **Independence** 🐍, **Loyalty** 🌺, **Respect** 🐘, **Rage of Goddess** 💥, and **Kindness of Goddess** ✨. These choices change the story, the interactions you have with other characters and the scenes you will be able to play.

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## Characters

* Complete list of all characters in this book
* Main Character: Amala Khan
* Love Interests:
	+ Killian Lightwood
	+ Lima Berg
	+ Ratan Vaish
	+ Amrit Doobay

## Walkthroughs

**⚠️SPOILER WARNING⚠️:** Walkthroughs will reveal significant plot points, so read at your own risk!

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3

If you are looking for help completing other books, check out our walkthroughs directory.

## Trivia

* **Soundtrack:** Click here to check out KCD's playlist (official RC music composer soundcloud)

## Loading screen tips

* Tips about paths
* Tips about gameplay
* Tips about characters and plot

**Tips about paths**

* Choose Loyalty if you want Amala to be calmer and gentler. On this path, she considers other people's points of view and doesn't rush into arguments.
* Choose Independence if you want Amala to be determined and resilient. On this path, she doesn't care about fitting in and is always true to herself.
* If you are close to Indian culture and share its values, choose the Kindness of Goddess Path.
* If you reject Indian culture and feel closer to the British way of life, choose the Rage of Goddess path.
* The Respect points will determine to what extent Amala's colleagues will listen to her and take her seriously.

**Tips about gameplay**

* Pay attention to small details and signs. They'll give you many clues.
* In the future, Amala will be able to learn how to control the supernatural.
* Remember: if you develop a romantic relationship with two characters at the same time, there will be consequences.

**Tips about characters and plot**

⚠️**SPOILER WARNING**⚠️

* This story takes place in autumn, in Kolkata, in the 1980s.
* Killian Lightwood is obsessed with cleanliness. He suffers from OCD caused by some events in his past.
* Killian Lightwood has a complicated personality. However, if you get through to him, he will become a great ally.
* Locals believe that the influential Doobay family has eyes and ears everywhere, so they try not to speak ill of them.
* The symbol of the Doobay family is a lion or a tiger. Their color is red.
* The Doobays are very controversial. Some admire them, and some fear them.
* Lima Berg might look gentle and soft-spoken, but she went through a lot to prove herself as a competent professional.
* Lima Berg sincerely supports those she cares about. Get close to her and she will share her warmth with you.
* The company that employed Ratan and sent him to be your guide went off the grid at some point.
* Ratan Vaish is full of mysteries. Some of them are better left unspoken.
* Ratan is always calm. Only those feelings which he's been unable to experience before can unsettle him.
* Very few people are able to spark Amrit Doobay's interest. It's even more difficult to win his respect.
* The Hindu gods are ambivalent: they have both a dark and a light side that does not conform with the duality of good and evil.
* Blood has great power, which is why it is used in dark rituals.
* In India, a man is traditionally seen as responsible for a woman. First her father, then her husband, and then her son when she gets old.
* Merali Patil is a Bengali historian who studied the influential families of India.
* Merali Patil believed that the Doobays chose a tiger or a lion as their symbol as a reference to the goddesses Kali and Durga.
* Each family who is part of the "Influential Dozen" has an occupation they are famous for.
* Owls are considered an omen of death.
* Most locals know who is making sacrifices and why.
* Maithuna is a part of the ancient Pancha Tattva ritual, whose purpose is to release energy.
* Tamas-Vitala is the dark realm where damaged souls live.
* Damaged souls are people who died a violent death or committed very grave sins during their lifetime.
* There is a rumor that Mahadevi Kali's blood runs in the Basu women's veins. That's how people explain their famous temper.
* Rita-Shiva is the avatar of order, the dark hypostasis of the god Shiva. He is the master of Tamas-Vitala and all bhoots obey him.
* Before the Basu lineage died out, their symbol was a lion. Purple, the color of wealth and power, was also associated with this family.
* Many of the rajahs who influenced the fate of India belonged to the Basu family.
* Some people in India believe that most events in the world are linked to the phases of the moon.
* Those who have knowledge must unite with those who have power. One without the other will only wreak havoc.
* The Banerjee family owns publishing houses and bookstore chains throughout West Bengal.
* The ancient Thakur family counts many famous brahmins and teachers of philosophy among its lineage.
* The wealthy Sharma family is involved in the extraction and processing of precious stones. They own the majority of the sapphire mines in India.

## Gallery

**Note:** Please check each character's individual page for more images. ⚠️Be aware that some images may reveal significant plot points.

* Book covers and promo art
* CG images
* My Profile avatars
**Book covers and promo art**

Book coverSeason 1 cover pageSeason 2 cover pageSeason 2 full posterSeason 3 cover pageSeason 3 full posterEnd screen**CG images**

Final CG**My Profile avatars**

RatanLimaKillianAmrit
## Episodes' summaries

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