Miranda: "As I expected… this is the forest of my home. Why is this in the moon? This rose is…."
While on the Moon That Never Sets, Miranda runs off when the group comes to a forest that reminds her of home. Coming to a clearing, Miranda notices a rose that triggers a flashback. She remembers the time when her mother left with another man to never return. At the end of the flashback, the rose mutates into Death Rose and attacks Miranda. Like the other character specific battles on the Moon, this one is dialogue intensive.
Death Rose
HP:3000
AT: 50, DF: 80, M-AT: 120
M-DF: 140, Speed: 50
Counters: No
Element: Void
Location: Moon that Never Sets
Experience: 6000
Attack: 1x Physical Attack on Miranda
Flying Thread: 1x Physical Attack on Miranda
Attack with Tentacle: 1.5x Physical Attack on Miranda
Miranda: "Why? Why did you abandon dad and me!?"
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "Ah, Miranda. I had no choice…."
Miranda: "Shut up! Dad fell ill and I became an orphan. You can never imagine how I have lived since then!!"
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "… Ahhh…. It hurts. I understand that what I’ve done is unforgivable as a mother. But, I want you to understand."
Miranda: "What do you want me to understand!!"
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "I worked because I didn’t want you, a newborn baby, to starve. But he didn’t even try to work."
Miranda: "My father may not have been a respected man. But at least he was with me all the time, unlike you!!"
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "… Ahhh…. It hurts. I can imagine how angry you are at me. But I never forgot about you, even for a moment."
Miranda: "Don’t lie to me!!"
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "It’s not a lie. I visited him so many times to take you with me. But every time, he just kicked me out."
Miranda: "What…? My mother was thinking about me."
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "You have the same name as the goddess of Mille. She is pure and loved by everybody. I named you that because it was my wish for you. … Ahhh…. It hurts. I am sorry to make you feel lonely. Miranda, forgive me."
At this point, Miranda has the choice of forgiving her mother or refusing to do so. If you choose not to, the question will reappear. The only way to win the battle is to forgive her. You cannot win this battle though standard fighting. You can die if you're not careful though.
Miranda: "I’ll forgive you."
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "Oh, you can forgive me? Thank you, Miranda."
OR
Miranda: "No! I cannot forgive you!"
Face of Miranda’s Mother: "Ah, Miranda. It’s painful. As long as you hate me, I can’t return to normal."
Conclusion
After forgiving Death Rose, Miranda can defeat her. Afterwards Miranda talks out loud about how she had been contradicting herself all along. Miranda had been trying to build a world of love where everyone can live happily with a heart filled with hate. Dart and Meru show up shortly and Miranda leaves those thoughts behind as she does not have time to regret her actions.
Miranda: "Mother, I was wrong. I entered the palace in order to preach love, and to build a world where everybody can live happily, but my heart was filled with sorrow and hatred. And without knowing, I was absorbed in fighting in order to ease my loneliness. I didn’t even try to understand my mother’s pain and agony, just accumulate hated, and hurt many people. I don’t deserve to be a Sacred Sister."
Dart: "Miranda, what happened!?
Meru: "Are you really okay!? Your eyes are kind of watery."
Miranda: "Sorry. Please leave me alone now. Let’s go. That’s the only thing we can do now."
