Mercy
Mercy noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.
Payback
Payback noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Usage example: we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup
Both words in one sentence
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She later tapes up and gags Mercy as a bit of payback, but in the end, it's Mercy who has the last laugh.
Source: Designated Girl Fight -
Many found themselves faced with premier mercenary commands, elite House regiments and front line Clan clusters and were shown no mercy as the Word's enemies took the opportunity to get some payback for the horrors of the Jihad.
Source: Tabletop Game / BattleTech
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