Forfeit
Forfeit verb - Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.
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Kill him, delay Nyx's arrival, and forfeit all their memories related to the Dark Hours and return to a normal life, blissfully unaware of the impending The End of the World as We Know It.
Source: Red Pill, Blue Pill -
This is a little less extreme than it sounds: in Qunari culture, a warrior's sword is his soul, and his life is forfeit without it, so that he cannot hope to return to his homeland if his sword is gone.
Source: The Atoner -
This sometimes backfires if a face authority figure counters this by restarting the match under no-countout/no-DQ rules or threatening to (if not actually) declare the walkout a forfeit (which does allow a title to change hands) if the heel doesn't return to the ring.
Source: Know When to Fold 'Em
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