My name is Zaion Indulias, and I simply am.

I'm immersed in scifi, fantasy, anime, and video games. I'm studying biology, working on my writing on the side, and generally just enjoying life. I enjoy reviews, because they tell me people are actually reading my work, but I promise, I will NEVER withhold chapters simply because I'm not getting enough reviews.

Comments, critiques, etc welcome.

Get to Know the Author

Favorites

Food: Mac n Cheese, Ramen, Steak, Shrimp Tempura, Sushi, Sashimi, Pasta, Pizza, and pretty much anything with pineapple in it.

Drinks: Mocha, Hot Chocolate, Lemonade, Perfect Margaritas, Sing-ha, Arrogant Bastard

Music: Classical, Trance, J-Rock, J-Pop, some American Rock and other styles (Nickleback and Linkin Park are examples but certainly not the only ones)

Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Kidou Senshi Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam), Kenran Butoh Sai (The Mars Daybreak), Tenjou Tenge, Tenshi Muyou, Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, Soukyuu no Fafner (Fafner: Arcadian Project), DBZ, Naruto, Bleach, S-Strain

Sci-fi: Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate (see a pattern here? hehe), Babylon 5, Dark Angel, Dune, Eureka!, Sanctuary, Chuck, Heroes, The Fringe, The X-Files

Fantasy: Lord of the Rings, Pern, the Inheritance Cycle, and books by Piers Anthony

Dislikes

Food: Indian Food (Saffron makes me sick), Curry, Onions

Drinks: Um, actually got over my dislike of wine and champagne. it grows on ya.

Music: A lot of country, Christian Rock, and most rap (R&B and Hiphop is more likeable, though I dont listen to a lot)

Anime: ...yeah, like I really would ever dislike anime.

Sci-fi: Not really anything that comes to mind that I don't like

Fantasy: Some fantasy books just feel too formulaic to me to bother reading

Announcements - Check Back Here Often

10/23/14 - Been a WHILE I know. I have been active even if I haven't really posted anything here or any alerts. I've mostly been sharing WIP chapters for some projects to a yahoo group, and what little I've written and posted has MOSTLY been posted to TTH, although a few of the early chapters got mirrored here as well. I will over the next month or two take the time to mark the majority of my stories here as discontinued. I've lost the interest and drive for Naruto fics pretty completely, and I just have to finally give it up as done. I'm sorry to all my readers who enjoyed them, but I just have to admit that they are never going to be finished. Thus, ANY of my stories I mark as discontinued will be up for adoption as long as I am credited for my work and the original idea, and provided a link to where the successor fics are posted.

9/24/2011 - Been over a year, I know, don't yell. I have a new project I'm working on that will be posted soon after this is posted. There is a second author's note at the end of the first chapter of the new project with a long message to all my loyal readers. I just don't feel like reposting it here. Don't worry, I'm not disappearing. The existence of this new project is proof of that, and that my muse is ever so slowly recovering. - ZI

8/6/2010- Ok, ok, I know, I've been gone except for occasional little tidbits for a while. Well tough, real life takes precedence no matter how much I love writing shit that you guys enjoy reading. I have however explained a bit of whats been going on in my life at the end of the latest chapter of Phoenix Rising, which also begins the seque into Part 2 of Phoenix Rising (not to be confused with Part 2 of The Phoenix, of which Phoenix Rising is just the first part). Think of it as the second half of a season of an anime versus the second season of said anime.

8/22/2009 - Ok, geez, I have been way too busy, to have not updated here. Anyways, I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life, but things are finally steadying out. I've got a pretty stable job working in a bakery, get regular sun and exercise for my health, and am slowly working on my writing projects. I've realized that half the reason I'm having trouble writing nowdays though is that I lack a reliable beta, as I.E.T.S., through no fault of her own mind you, hasn't been able to help me much this summer. So I'm going to try a new tactic. I may soon set up a multipurpose forum on my account. It will have three uses. One, will be sections for my readers to discuss my stories amongst themselves. Two, will be sections for story recommendations. The first post there will explain the details. Three is a writing section. I will use that section to test scenes and chapters, and get opinions on ideas I am mulling around. I have several ideas of what to do with the myriad of fic ideas I don't have time to even begin writing, including both challenges and presenting samples so readers can see what's coming out of my mind that hasn't come to fruition yet. So please check back soon. I'll post a new update here if I make the forums a reality.

2/12/2009 - Ok, current project status. KFK and DFR both have chapters under construction. The first segment of Phoenix Rising's latest story arc is awaiting initial beta, and notes are being plotted out for Legacy of the Planet's latest chapter. I am still looking for betas (see announcement on 2/2/2009).

2/5/2009 - I would just like to inform all of my readers that Phoenix Rising is currently being taken out of my cycle. No, I am not stopping the story, putting it on hiatus, or anything else of that nature. I am in fact finally at a very major point in the story, and I have decided to write the entire Invasion Arc, tighten and clean it up, and be absolutely happy that it is the way I have envisioned it since the start of the story before posting. I will be working on the chapters in parallel with the rest of my stories, and will be putting a lot of dedication into it. I repeat, Phoenix Rising is NOT dead and is NOT on hiatus, it is simply requiring a lot more dedicated work on the next set of chapters rather than them being posted one at a time as finished. This is to ensure that you, my readers, receive the best product possible for what is going to be one big batch of what will hopefully be legendary fights.

2/2/2009 - I am currently looking for another beta or two for my stories. Anyone who would like to apply for the position should have good grammar and a good understanding of Naruto canon itself, if not the canons of the other worlds crossed with some of myfics, and should also have their own work to present to me as a sample. This can either be stories already published or a sample of original writing that shows your capacity. Betas' duties will included grammar and spelling repair, being available at times to discuss ideas with me while I am working on chapters, as well as being willing to leave comments and shoot me ideas on ways they think i can improve my chapters, including but not limited to recommending alternate lines of dialogue outright suggesting scenes.They will also be fully credited at the end of every chapter upon which they have worked. All applicants should apply via PM, and if they meet my standards should be ready and willing to beta the next completed chapter of my stories as a test to determine if I like how I work with them.

2/2/2009 - I am hoping to soon be able to put up a segment on my profile linking to fanfic pictures of characters from my stories. My primary beta, I.E.T.S., is already working and planning on doing a number of character sketches and colored scenes from my stories, notably from Konoha's Golden Viper. If you decide to draw fanart of my stories, simply credit it as being from my stories and pass me a link so that I can see and so I can link my readers to it as well.

Fanart From My Stories

A 30-minute rough poster for KGV drawn by I.E.T.S. - http:///art/KGV-Poster-Plan-111634461

An awesome hand-drawn color sketch of Naruto's transformed state from KFK by I.E.T.S. - http:///art/KFK-Naruto-concept-art-112016518

Themes for My Stories

Below is the link to my youtube profile. From there you can access the playlists for each chapter of Way of the Jedi as they are compiled and posted.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Zaion?feature=mhee