So after a number of weeks of being completely and utterly stuck on my next Halo fic, I finally got some writing done. Now, I think part of my problem was that this fic as the potential to be so massive (massive enough to make 'Chains of the Past' look like a kids book), that I was intimidated by the prospect of writing it. This was especially after I actually wrote a freaking 'outline' that covered most of the plot (which is unheard of with me).

I think I solved that problem somewhat by actually deciding to break it up into a 'series' of smaller stories (I was struggling with how to structure this fic for some time: told through flashbacks, or chronologically?). This decision meant that the original title I was going for ('Worth, Purpose, Destiny', but in the Japanese language) would not work too well, so I needed a new 'base' title.

I wanted to keep the language in Japanese, for the base title anyway, but the problem I encountered as that most translation sites only translates into Japanese kanji (the symbols), not the written version of their oral language. Only site that does that I have found is one I've had booked marked for some time: [link] but that one works best with only single words, not entire phrases. Still, I managed to find an appropriate title after some fighting with it (and shameless use of a thesaurus).

‘Zendou’, which means ‘ Path of Virtue’. Yes, it is very close to ‘zeno’, but that I consider a happy coincidence. So here is a list of the stories ‘Zendou’ will have. FYI: the subtitles and even number of stories is subject to change depending on how things go as I write.

Zendou: Home
Zendou: The Planet
Zendou: SpecOps
Zendou: Great Schism
Zendou: Healing
Zendou: Return

Hopefully, this means I can actually start this thing in earnest, though I am not going to make any promises. Now if only I can keep Zeno and his ' partner’ from trying to get into each other’s pants after just one conversation….*sigh*

Zeno: *snickers*

*throws a deodorant container at him*