End
Merely
Both words in one sentence
- The trope comes at the end: the "scary" monster at the end of the book is merely Grover!
Source: Blatant Lies / Literature -
And after Jenkins translates her warning, he merely says that "the end, an end, is coming".
Source: Series / The Librarians (2014) -
Also, some genereic Fighter and Knight generals may end up slain in combat instead of merely injured and captured.
Source: Video Game / DragonForce
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