

She may have also been attacked by one of the entities. However, it can be assumed that, considering she is already very elderly, the effort of performing the ritual may have exhausted her to the point of death.

There is no given explanation to her death. Shimasani will die regardless of how well the ritual is performed.These could be the spirits of the two bidding Jodie goodbye. The same happens to Paul when he's dead.Shimasani will appear with Paul, Cory and Jay watching as Jodie leaves Navajo at the end of the chapter, even though she has already died.Her son, Paul, will be buried alongside her if he is not saved by Jodie. Regardless of the outcome of the ritual, Shimasani dies, and is buried in the sacred grounds of the Navajo. Jodie uses Aiden to view the original ceremony and together, they work to return Yé'iitsoh to the Infraworld. When Jodie presents Shimasani with four of the five talismans worn by the summoners, Shimasani stirs and reveals that she recalls the incantation used for the original ceremony as it was passed down through her ancestors to her. Yé'iitsoh was not satisfied with just killing the soldiers, and turned on its summoners. Her ancestors resorted to summoning a terrible entity, Yé'iitsoh, to gain vengeance and defend themselves. Shimasani is a descendant of the Dineh people attacked by U.S. “I think they get the message” - Spoilers for Beyond: Two Souls follow.
