The girls find Skarlet

Tifa: Hurry up, we have to find her

Jessie: We don't even know where to look. This will be hopeless

Mash:Aiden has a plan, and we need to do our part

Jessie: What if he's wrong

Byleth points her sword at Jessie

Jessie: What are you doing

Byleth: Don't question Aiden's commands, he knows what he's doing

Jessie: I'm not

Tifa: Look at those broken trees. She must have fallen through them when Ermac launched her

Jessie: But

Tifa: no buts, let's go

a little further in the forest

Skarlet: those fuckers ruined everything

Shaa's soldier: Are you okay, miss

Skarlet: Do I look okay

Shao's soldier: I came to help you, the others are dead

Skarlet: Because, unlike you, they didn't run

Shao's soldier: and they're all dead

Tifa: There you are

Shoa's soldier: Oh fuck

Skarlet grabs her knife, cuts the guard's throat, and uses her blood magic to extract his blood from his body and forms it into a sythe

Skarlet: What didn't screw with me enough

She looks around

Skarlet: Where are those two fuckers who freed Ermac

A giant explosion happens behind them

Byleth: over there, keeping your mummy busy

Skarlet: It's your fault that he woke up, before the ritual was finished

Tifa: We are aware, and we are sorry

Skarlet: Huh

Mash: We didn't come to fight, we came to get your help

Skarlet: My help, wait i get it

Skarlet starts to laugh

Jessie: What's so funny

Skarlet: You guys can't hurt him, since he's technically still a soul, so physical attacks are worthless

Tifa: What gave it away

Skarlet: The fact that those two aren't here, they can hurt him since they know magic

Jessie: It's not funny

Skarlet: How does it feel to be so worthless

Jessie: I'll show you who's worthless

Jessie puts her magic guns up and points them at Skarlet, but Byleth puts her sword against Jessie's throat before she can fire

Byleth: Have some control

Skarlet: You guys want my help, don't you? That's why you came to get me

Tifa: Will you help

Skarlet: Why should I

Mash: I'm sure Empress Sindell will be happy to find out that you desecrated the resting place of her people, which also would contain her husband, the late emperor

Skarlet gets uneasy when she hears that

Tifa: What are you talking about Mash

Mash: They weren't present when we met with Jade, so they don't know, and it's not like they can know, since only Byleth is one of master's slaves, the other are still free

Mash: We know that this forest is a resting place for the Edenians and it's pretty well known that the emperor is dead, so he is one of the souls resting here

Jessie: Is that well-known

Tifa: First time I'm hearing of it

Mash: That doesn't matter. What does matter is the fact that the empress will figure something out when Ermac starts going outside of this forest after he killed and consumed everyone here

Skarlet: damn you

Tifa: I don't know what's going on, but I get the feeling that the empress doesn't even know what you're doing here

Skarlet: This is all your fault, but fine i'll help you clean up this fucking mess, since I'm not useless like you four

Jessie: I can't stand you

Skarlet: I don't care

Skarlet: I'll just extract their souls and put them in Ermac, after I've sealed him back in the coffin, but I need to do it fast, or General Shoa's entire plan goes up in smoke

Skarlet: Then let's go, and don't get in my way

Tifa: You first, we don't want to get attacked from behind

Skarlet: fine

Mash: All of you stay behind me, I'll protect us if she tries anything

They all run back to where you and Aerith are fighting Ermac