Emma's History
Emma (エマ) is a doctor, who was tasked by her master,
Isshin Ashina, with helping
Wolf in his quest to rescue Kuro from
Genichiro. When she was just a child, the
Genichiro, at that time the shinobi known as Orangutan, saved her from a battlefield and let his dear friend, lord Dogen, adopt her. Wishing to repay his master, she started studying medicine from a young age and became a skilled doctor. She's first seen in the prologue, walking towards the Ashina Reservoir, dropping a letter for Sekiro and will later join him at the Dilapidated Temple. The young doctor is fascinated by the white mark that the Dragon's Heritage left on Wolf's face, but at the same time she's worried that his newfound power of resurrection will come at a cost. If Wolf holds a bell charm, she'll suggest to speak with the Sculptor, since he has a deep knowledge on how Buddha can reawake forgotten memories from such items. She is later found atop of Ashina Castle, alongside 68583
Kuro and Genichiro, who's once again asking the young lord to accept him in his pact. After Wolf takes revenge on Genichiro, Emma will show up again to inform Sekiro that she means no harm to him, but before explaining any further, she's shocked to see the apparently lifeless body of Genichiro rising up once again.
With Genichiro's flight from the castle, she'll finish telling Wolf that the master who sent her to deliver that letter to Wolf at the beginning of the story was none other than Isshin Ashina himself, who wished to save his grandson Kuro from Genichiro. She'll now stay in Kuro's room, pleased to continue helping him and Wolf, even now that her task is completed. If Isshin is missing from his room, she'll suggest that he might have left a note somewhere with his whereabouts. After talking to him, Emma further explains that, unlike the one Wolf possesses, the resurrective power of Genichiro derives from his consumption of the Rejuvenating Sediment, which also granted his flesh a steady resistance to any wound, no matter how lethal one might be.Since the aroma of the incense burner reminded Kuro of a sakura tree that used to be found behind the castle, he'll ask Wolf to interrogate Emma on the matter: she'll inform Sekiro that it was called the Everblossom and it was brought by Lord Takeru from the Divine Realm, but a long time ago someone cut a branch from it, causing the tree to die.
As the Central Forces invade Ashina Castle for the first time, if
Lady Butterfly has been defeated and the Ashina Sake, Monkey Booze and Unrefined Sake have been offered to the Sculptor, she'll be found in the Dilapidated Temple. After being talked to there, she'll move to Isshin's room, where eavesdropping on here reveals she's afraid Genichiro has acquired the black Mortal Blade. Should Wolf obeys his father's orders and succumb to bloodlust, Emma and later Isshin will step in to stop him. Once Wolf defeats the Divine Dragon, when the Central Forces invades Ashina Castle for the final time, she's located inside Kuro's room, next to the corpse of Isshin. Depending on the players choices, besides the Shura Ending, if Wolf decides to Sever Kuro's ties of immortality, Emma will return to the Dilapidated Temple where Wolf has taken the Sculptor's position and gives him his prosthetic arm. However, if Wolf decides to Sacrifice himself instead, Emma will pray at his grave where Kuro shortly joins her. Afterwards he will depart from the flower field and gives his thanks to both Emma and Wolf for all they've done for him.
