The Forsaken Child
The Disciple: The Forsaken Child
Marcus Longinus has walked the earth for more than two millennia. This is a modern day story about a man who has traveled through time and seen everything come to pass.
While this is the third book written in the series and occupies a later point in the timeline, it is designed to be read as a standalone novel. New readers can enter Marcus’s world here without prior knowledge, while returning readers will find added depth and resonance in his long journey.
He has watched empires rise and collapse, faith ignite revolutions, and belief harden into institutions capable of both mercy and cruelty. He has bled on battlefields, died in shadows, and awakened every morning to a world that continues without him. Time has not healed him. It has only layered memory upon memory until the weight of them threatens to crush what remains of his humanity.
The Forsaken Child explores a later chapter in Marcus’s unending existence, when the burden of immortality is no longer raw but worn smooth by centuries of endurance. This is not the story of how Marcus became cursed. It is the story of what that curse has shaped him into. A watcher. A protector. A man who has learned that survival is not the same as living.
At its core, this book is about responsibility. Marcus no longer questions whether God exists or whether the curse placed upon him was just. Those questions were answered long ago. Instead, he wrestles with what it means to intervene in a world that insists on repeating its worst instincts. He has learned that faith does not always equal righteousness and that those who claim divine authority are often driven by fear, ambition, or control.
Throughout the novel, Marcus confronts the cost of attachment. He has lost countless companions to age, violence, and betrayal, yet he continues to form bonds despite knowing how they will end. The presence of a child forces him to face a truth he has avoided for centuries. That protection is not passive. It requires sacrifice, choice, and the willingness to act even when the outcome cannot be undone.
The Forsaken Child also expands the hidden mythology of The Disciple series. It deepens the understanding of how the Church, supernatural forces, and human institutions intersect behind the scenes of recorded history. Readers gain insight into how ancient conflicts quietly influence modern belief systems and why Marcus has chosen to stand in opposition to forces that manipulate faith for power.
This is not a story about salvation promised or redemption easily earned. It is a story about endurance, moral choice, and the quiet war fought far from the spotlight of history. Marcus Longinus does not seek peace. He stands so others might have the chance to find it.
Kevin McIntyre is the author of The Disciple Series, a dark historical supernatural saga born from a lifelong love of storytelling, history, faith, and myth. He grew up in Alaska, a place that left a permanent mark on his imagination. There was something wild and almost fantastical about it, the kind of place that felt pulled from legend. He still remembers watching bald eagles fish over the frozen lake behind his house, and if there is a perfect place to fall in love with fantasy, he would argue Alaska is hard to beat.
As the child of a military family, life changed often and friends rarely stayed in one place for long. Kevin first discovered storytelling through Dungeons and Dragons at nine years old. When people came and went, he began creating stories for himself, building worlds he could control when so much else around him kept shifting. That love of storytelling never faded. Over the years, it only grew stronger, eventually becoming the foundation for the stories he writes today.
After leaving Alaska with his family following his freshman year, he found life in the South difficult and never truly felt at home there. By fifteen, unable to stand the southern heat or the feeling of being out of place, he moved back to Alaska on his own, got his first job, went back to school, and rented a room in a friend’s house. That independence, and that return to the place that felt most like home, shaped much of who he became.
Now at fifty, Kevin’s life has changed dramatically, but storytelling remains at the center of it. A few years ago, he decided it was finally time to put some of the stories in his head onto paper. What began as a single idea for one book became a trilogy, and from there expanded into something far larger. The Disciple Series grew into a world with more stories than he can count, a sweeping universe of cursed men, ruined kingdoms, biblical horror, and the long weight of history.
Kevin lives with his incredible partner, whose support has made this journey possible. She keeps him grounded, focused, and moving forward when his impatience gets the better of him. He is the first to admit patience is not one of his strengths, and her steady presence has helped turn ideas into something real.
Outside of writing, Kevin is also the founder of a veteran support apparel brand dedicated to speaking openly about mental health and PTSD among veterans. It is a mission close to his heart. He knows what it is like when the darkness moves in and there is no voice to answer it. Through events, conversations, and community outreach, he works to help build support for those who are struggling and to remind them they are not alone.
At home, life is shared with two unforgettable dogs. Floki is an oversized Staffordshire Terrier who is loyal, loving, allergic to what feels like the entire world, and as dense as a bag of rocks. Hela, his dog, is a Siberian Husky and Australian Shepherd mix with all the attitude that combination promises. She is outspoken, opinionated, and absolutely certain she is in charge. Together, they keep life loud and interesting.
When he is not writing, Kevin and his partner are usually out riding Nomad, their Harley, or wandering through bookstores looking for a place to disappear for a while. He is also a proud father of three and grandfather of two. Though he does not get to see them as often as he would like, he loves them deeply and takes great pride in the independent, stubborn, remarkable people they have become.
At the heart of everything he does, whether in fiction, community work, or family, is the same belief that stories matter. They give us a place to wrestle with darkness, meaning, history, and hope. For Kevin McIntyre, that belief is what continues to drive every page he writes.