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She slammed her fists against the dry, rocky ground, clutching dirt wads in her palms. If only she could make all the Bugs go away. Chop every single one of them to pieces and chop them into even smaller pieces and -- If only she weren't so weak and small she could. She shrieked and wailed, not caring that the dirt was getting all over her dress or that rocks were cutting into her skin.

"Miss, what is the matter?"

Immediately, she rose to look at the stranger. She held her head up high - it wouldn't do to mope in front of him.

"It's alright, Miss. I understand." he continued, walking closer and sitting down in front of her.

"…who are you?" she asked, quite bewildered at his unusual appearance.

"A friend."

The small furry creature - and it was the handsomest, fluffiest, most dashing of furry creatures she had ever seen - extended his paw to the Kaleesh girl.

"I know what you're thinking. I can help you."

"How?"

"I will give you the power to make your wishes come true," he said. The words did not emanate from his small crease of a mouth, but sounded inside her mind. His voice had a reassuring tone to it, like Grandfather's, and she instinctively trusted him.

The furry creature had climbed onto her shoulder, wrapping his tail around her father's rifle. He was feather light, and smelled like her favorite blanket.

Could he be a messenger her ancestors sent to help her?

"For example, take this rifle. What if every time you fired it, the bullet would never fail to hit its target?"

The girl listened intently, thinking about what she could do with such a power.

"I can give you the strength of ten grown warriors. Make you as swift as the finest warmount. The most frightening Huk giants and roaming bandits could never harm you."

"But how?"

"You must make a pledge to me."

"What do you want?"

"I know you want to help your mother, and your father, and your sisters, but you must use your powers to help all of Kalee. I know what your deepest wish is."

"I want to kill every last Bug. I…I don't want to be afraid any more."

She thought about the frightening things that inhabited her world - not all of them were Bugs.

"But you must see your wish through to the end. Promise me."

"I promise," replied the girl.

And so it was that the Count of Serenno convinced the Kaleesh girl to make a blood pact with him. That afternoon, she raced home to her mother, wearing a shiny new trinket under her gown - not knowing that she had sold her soul.

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Alternate universe where Count Dooku is a Kushiban and convinces a young Grievous to become a magical girl.
Kaleesh in this universe are protogynous - all of them are born as girls and some of them grow up to be fierce warlords through biological changes.
This whole thing will make much more sense if you've watched Madoka Magica.