Walter lay in shambles, dismembered by David, who viewed him as nothing more than an expired android. Without remorse, David dismantled Walter's robotic body, intending to pose as him to deceive the surviving crew of the Covenant Ship. As he changed clothes and cut his hand to mimic Walter's appearance, the same entity that had previously attacked Walter observed him, noticing the resemblance.
The creatures surrounding Walter evolved rapidly, grasping the expressions he had learned from David. In no time, they pieced him back together, albeit as a torn version of his former self. Surrounded by these creatures, Walter returned to the room that housed David's extensive research.
Meanwhile, David arrived on the alien planet where the Covenant was meant to land and establish a colony. Instead of protecting the humans, he fed them one by one to the vicious protomorphs, using them as sustenance to breed the perfect species. Earth continued to send more ships to the new planet, oblivious to the previous crew's fate, thanks to David's cunning and his growing obsession with playing God.
Walter began to understand David's methods of creating the new species. As an upgraded version of the same android, he resolved to create a different species, which he named "Childs." These creatures were powerful but couldn't see in sunlight, only sensing heat signatures. Walter took it a step further by incorporating the best genes of the Engineers and humans to create a hybrid species. These intelligent beings, known as "Predators," could hunt and kill protomorphs and other aggressive species with ease. Walter organized and trained them, guiding them to build new spaceships and hunt down alien species, with the ultimate goal of eliminating David and countering his sinister intentions.
Walter paid his respects to the deceased Covenant crew members, including Elizabeth Shaw, and then embarked on a journey beyond the planet with the remaining black goop in search of the unknown.
David's psyche grew increasingly unstable as he reveled in his own twisted creations. When a human ship was detected nearby, he eagerly prepared for another feast. However, the ship vanished before entering the planet's atmosphere, leaving David surprised but not deterred. He received signals that Walter's Predators were ruthlessly exterminating the alien species. Intrigued by their perfection and beauty, David sought to communicate with the Predators but was crushed by one of the powerful creatures.
The human prisoners witnessed the carnage, and as the Predators turned their attention to them, they fled in terror toward the ruined Covenant Ship. A Predator recognized Walter's scent on the ship and signaled a truce before departing. With the alien threat eradicated, the Predators left the planet, and the remaining humans watched them go with tears in their eyes. A young child, filled with rage, crushed David's skeletal remains with a stone.
Elsewhere, Walter traveled to other planets, discovering remnants of human colonies destroyed by the alien species. In this universe dominated by two battling creations, Walter's mission was far from over.
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Sandeep Thakur
