After absorbing Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Krillin, Super Buu continued his rampage.
Piccolo broke into a cold sweat. "I can't sense Tien or Krillin's ki anymore… what's going on?"
He was on high alert, nerves stretched to the limit.
Whoosh!Suddenly, he sensed something approaching.
He immediately raised his hand, gathering energy to strike.
"It's us! Don't shoot!" Kibito called out quickly.
It wasn't Super Buu—it was Moss and Kibito.
Piccolo, upon seeing them, didn't look relieved. In fact, he was furious. "What are you doing here?! There's a monster hunting people across Earth—get to safety, now!"
In his eyes, Moss was useless in a fight, and even Kibito couldn't help much.
"I came here because of that monster," Moss replied calmly.
"I'm heading back." Kibito vanished with Instant Transmission, returning to the Supreme Kai's world to watch anxiously with the Elder Kai via the crystal orb.
"…"Piccolo glared at Moss.
She's weak! Physically, she may be on par with any fighter, but that means nothing these days. Strength doesn't come from muscles—it comes from ki!
Ki determines everything!
You could be physically strong enough to launch me across a mountain, but without powerful ki, you can't scratch me. Meanwhile, I can knock you out with one good hit because my ki is superior.
Trying to remain calm, Piccolo said, "Even if you've had your potential unlocked, you're still far weaker than I was twenty years ago. Do you understand that?"
Moss understood perfectly. In martial arts terms, she had excellent external power (physical strength) but weak internal power (ki control).
But she didn't respond to Piccolo. Instead, she said, "I have a plan."
Piccolo sighed. "And if it fails?"
She paused. "Then everyone else will die—and I won't. But if I survive, I'll avenge you when I can."
If she didn't intervene, the seven Mystic Z-Fighters would be guaranteed to be absorbed by Super Buu—100% certainty. Even Gohan and Trunks, who were stronger than Buu, would fall victim to his absorbing ability.
Because they were good guys.
And good guys always hesitate. That's how villains land their deadly first strikes.
Buu's power is lethal at first contact. Get caught once, and you don't get a second chance.
So Moss came. Her odds of winning might be less than 1%, but that's better than 0%.
"…" Piccolo didn't argue. Instead, he turned toward a rising wave of evil ki.
A massive pink figure appeared—Super Buu—grinning wickedly, eyes locked onto Piccolo like a predator sizing up its prey.
"!"Piccolo's eyes narrowed. He raised both arms and launched hundreds of high-density energy blasts in rapid succession.
Boom boom boom—!Explosions echoed as smoke and dust clouded the area.
But when the smoke cleared… Super Buu stood unscathed.
"?!"Piccolo was shocked.
"You're not enough, even with your unlocked potential, Piccolo," Super Buu sneered.
Having absorbed multiple warriors, Buu hadn't gained all their memories, but he did know their names and the Elder Kai's potential unlock method.
Potential unlocks depend on a person's aptitude. Piccolo was the strongest non-Saiyan Z-Fighter, but even that wasn't enough.
"You're weak."
Whoosh!In a blink, Buu appeared in front of Piccolo.
Bam!Piccolo was launched through the air, unconscious and bleeding.
Physically, top fighters are all similar. But in terms of ki, Buu vastly overpowered him.
"One more for the collection!"
Buu grinned, stretching his body like goo, transforming into a pink sheet aiming to envelop Piccolo.
He didn't even bother with Moss. Sure, he knew who she was—he'd absorbed people who had seen her. But she was so weak, he didn't see the point in dealing with her.
But then—BAM!Moss tackled Piccolo out of the way and got absorbed in his place.
"MOSS!!"Piccolo's eyes went wide with horror.
She may have been weak, but she had saved his life—and she was the one who brought him back to life before. His heart burned with fury.
If he were a Saiyan, that rage would've turned him Super Saiyan.
But he was Namekian.
"She tried her best," Buu said with a shrug. "In the end, she's just a bug. All she managed was a one-second delay."
He felt no boost in power from absorbing her, but that was expected. She was insignificant.
"YOU BASTARD!"Piccolo's aura erupted in flames.
"Oh? Angry, are we?" Buu smirked. "You're not a Saiyan. How much stronger do you think anger makes you?"
Stronger enemies just made for more satisfying meals.
Supreme Kai's Realm
"Moss was absorbed!!" Kibito panicked. "It's over—it's all over!"
"Quiet," Elder Kai snapped.
Kibito clamped his hands over his mouth.
Elder Kai narrowed his eyes at the crystal orb. Moss, you know you can't beat Buu in terms of raw power. So what's your plan?
He peered deeper into the orb—and found Moss inside Buu, unharmed.
"She's alive!" both Elder Kai and Kibito gasped in relief.
As recorded in Dragon Ball Z, if someone puts up a barrier when being absorbed, they can avoid actually being integrated. It's a weakness even Buu doesn't know about.
Moss knew this and had cloaked her barrier with the Snake Talisman's power, making it nearly undetectable.
She searched through Buu's body, navigating the sea of evil ki with precision.
"I found them!"
She used her flight and the Rabbit Talisman to zip to Buu's absorption chamber—where everyone was stored in fleshy pods.
Tien, Chiaotzu, Krillin, Yamcha, Babidi, Dabura…
Even Fat Buu.
They were each encased in giant flesh sacs with only their heads sticking out.
Gurgle~Another pod formed—this one with Piccolo inside.
"…That was fast," Moss muttered.
She checked the strength of the pods. She could cut them, but waited for the right moment.
"I am Majin Buu—prepare to die!!"Buu's voice thundered in the chamber, echoing in Moss's ears like rolling thunder.
"I'm stronger now!"
He was battling someone.
Moss focused her senses and felt the energy of Trunks, currently fighting Buu, while Gohan was rushing over.
"The time is now!"
She steeled herself.
Ki Disc!The glowing disc sliced through the pods' connections to Buu's body, one after another.
Buu, realizing he was slightly weaker than Mystic Trunks, prepared to absorb him quickly. If he waited for Gohan to arrive, he'd be outmatched.
But if he absorbed Trunks first, he'd be strong enough to also defeat and absorb Gohan.
Then, he'd become the universe's strongest being with the greatest magical power!
Nothing would stop Super Buu!
But—disaster struck.
The cape he gained from absorbing Piccolo suddenly turned into Dabura's cloak.
Then it morphed into Tien's outfit, then Krillin's, Yamcha's, Chiaotzu's…
With every wardrobe change, his power plummeted.
"What the hell?!"
Buu, now confused, realized he had reverted to his earlier form.
"Who's messing around inside me?!"
He tried to remain focused on Trunks, but part of his mind dove inward—and saw a clone of himself staring at…
Moss.
"You?!"
He couldn't believe it. His grand evolution into Super Buu had been sabotaged… by her?!
"You sneaky little worm!"
Furious, Buu launched an attack—but Moss was already holding Fat Buu's pod and raising her Ki Disc.
"DON'T!!" Buu screamed in panic.
Losing Piccolo or Dabura just weakened him. But losing Fat Buu would destroy his personality.
And without his identity, he'd cease to exist.
SLASH!Moss cut Fat Buu free.
She knew Buu would revert to his Kid Buu form—a mindless, chaotic monster. Dangerous, yes, but far easier to deal with than manipulative, scheming Super Buu.
"You…"
As he lost Fat Buu, Buu's form collapsed into the walls.
In his final moments, his glare fixed on Moss, shouting:
"To lose… to someone like you…!"
Losing to someone stronger, he could understand.
But her?!
"Your arrogance helped me quite a bit," Moss smiled gently.
The victor is me—Moss!
"!"
Buu, seething with rage and disbelief, finally dissolved into the flesh around him.
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Each 50 Powerstones? (2 Bonus Chapters sorry im getting a tad lazy)