What would be the motivation for it if not something empathic?
Boredom
That's not mercy so much as restraint, then.
Ę̵̚x̸͎̾i̴͚̽s̵̻͐t̷͐ͅe̷̯͠n̴̤̚t̵̻̅i̵͉̿a̴̮͊l̵͍̂ ̴̹̕D̵̤̀e̸͓͂t̵̢͂e̴͕̓c̸̗̄t̴̗̿ï̶̪v̷̲̍é̵͔
What would be the motivation for it if not something empathic?
Boredom
That's not mercy so much as restraint, then.
Doing a task is called mercy
The dumbest god to ever exist apparently, i am dionysus, ra, horus, vishnu, the infinity