Ring 4 was a bizarre, infinite white void with a single, massive American flag hanging in the center.
"Match Number Thirty-Seven!" Heimdall announced. "The leader of the reborn Band of the Hawk, Griffith! Versus the 23rd President of the United States, Funny Valentine!"
Valentine stood calmly, adjusting his pristine pink coat. "My actions are utterly unclouded. They are all those of 'Justice'. If you stand in the way of my country's prosperity, I will erase you."
Griffith stood perfectly still, his white armor gleaming. He looked like an angel, but his eyes were ancient and cold. "Justice? A country? How incredibly small. I have already grasped a dream far greater than this physical plane."
Valentine summoned his Stand, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (D4C). He pulled a second American flag from his coat and threw it over himself, attempting to jump to a parallel dimension to pull out a second Griffith to annihilate the original.
But the flag stopped mid-air.
Griffith didn't move a muscle. The air around him simply... warped. Valentine suddenly found himself unable to breathe. D4C manifested, trying to punch Griffith, but the Stand's fist bent around Griffith's body as if space itself was refusing to let the strike connect.
"You manipulate dimensions," Griffith said softly, stepping forward. "But I command causality itself."
An invisible force crushed Valentine. The President was slammed into the floor of the white void by an localized gravity well. His bones shattered under the weight of a thousand atmospheres. He tried to throw a piece of cloth over himself to escape, but Griffith simply looked at it, and the cloth disintegrated into nothingness.
Valentine lay completely flattened, unable to move a single finger.
"Match Thirty-Seven winner... GRIFFITH!"
The Marathon is Paused!
Up in the booth, Deadpool was gasping for air, leaning heavily on the desk. "Holy chimichangas, tum! We just watched a superhero get gently nudged, a demon get folded, a titan get vaporized, and a President get crushed by a literal god!"
That's four massive victories back-to-back! We have exactly 14 matches left in the first round!
Match 38 (Ring 22): Ben 10 vs. Beast Boy. (The Shape-Shifter Showdown!)
Match 39 (Ring 5): Shoto Todoroki vs. Prince Zuko. (Fire, Ice, and intense daddy issues!)
Match 40 (Ring 12): Lucy Heartfilia vs. Pokémon Trainer Red. (Summoner Battle Royale!)