It was depressing within the Crow's Nest. Red Moon's Four Heavenly Kings and their subordinates had gone out to assassinate Kang Oh, but they had instead suffered a major defeat at his hands. 

Red sat atop his skeletal throne, a smile mask covering his face. Scapi, Brutal Blade, and Taboo knelt before their master.

"Four of you left, but only three of you came back," Red said.

"I apologize."

"Please forgive me."

Scapi, Brutal Blade, and Taboo's heads simultaneously touched the floor.

If Red expelled them from Red Moon and the Shadow World, then they would have no place to go. 

They would be hounded by bounty hunters, players they'd hurt, or guilds. Eventually, they'd be caught and spend the rest of their lives in prison.

If that happened, they'd be forced to delete their characters and start anew, or just quit the game altogether.

"Things like this can happen. Raise your heads," Red said nonchalantly. He didn't seem angry. There was no way of knowing what expression he wore under his mask.

"Clown's out. He's been banished from Red Moon."

They weren't loyal enough to each other to break him out of jail. At the same time, they couldn't just wait for him to get out of jail either.

If Clown deleted his character...