Kay Hole

—Kay Hole to the Kingstone brothers in Chapter 4: An unexpected encounter.

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**Kay Hole** (ケイ・ホール *Kei Horu?*) is one of the main characters of the manga series *Age I- Age of Darkness*. He is a former bounty hunter and elemental master, seeking vengeance on the Shadow Horseman.

Most of Kay's backstory is currently unknown, as he tends to be pretty secretive about himself. He is first met by Frederick and Nigel during their daily afternoon stroll, standing nearby a willow tree.

## Appearance

Kay appears to be a tall and slim man, with arch shaped eyes and full lips. He has long brown hair, which reaches his shoulders. A strand of his hair falls on his face, thus covering part of his right eye. His most peculiar and characteristic trait is, without a doubt, the lack of a nose (or a normal one, at least). Another trait of his, which really stands out, is the different color of his pupils. His right pupil is of a light blue color, whereas his left pupil is bright red. The man would later explain, in chapter 5, that this peculiarity of his, is actually a special ability, which allows him to briefly see the future. As a matter of fact, during his flashback, in the aforementioned chapter, both of Kay's eyes appear to be of the same exact color. Despite being seemingly skinny, Kay's body was shown to be actually quite muscular underneath the shirt.

When it comes to his clothing, Kay sports an aquamarine colored shirt, with teal colored sleeves. He wears a pair of brown trousers and dark brown shoes. The most characteristic part of his outfit is his bizarre collar, which also has a keyhole in it.

## Personality

Kay is often portrayed as a mysterious and bizarre individual, whose intentions are not always clear. The first time Frederick and Nigel meet him, Kay starts acting in a cocky manner, thus making Frederick wary of him. During his confrontation with the brothers, he maintains a calm, yet confident demeanor, in the hopes of intimidating his opponents. He never once backs down and always has cunning smile and gaze in his face. The only time he starts showing insecurity and disbelief, is when Frederick successfully manages to outwit his foreseeing ability. He shortly returns to his cocky self once defeated, even smiling when Frederick violently grabs him by the shirt.

This personality of his, however, mostly seems to be a facade, as he is shown to be quite a kind person. Most of the time, he maintains a cool and aloof demeanor, not showing much emotion. He seems to be quite altruistic as, in order to gain the duos' trust, Kay arrives to the point of gifting them two magnificent stallions. He's a very determined individual with a heart of gold, even willing to sacrifice himself to save the people of Tami from the Shadow Horseman. He seems to care very much about the people around him, even offering to pay Walter back for taking care of the horses.

During his fight against the Shadow Horseman, two years prior, Kay shows a much more impulsive and brash behavior, attacking his enemy without even thinking strategically. He still acts cocky and confident, underestimating his enemy, but his overconfidence is what ultimately leads him to failure. The same exact thing happens during his fight against Frederick Kingstone. Furthermore, when Kay sees Miriam being kept hostage by the Shadow Horseman, he loses his cool and rushes against the opponent, not thinking about his actions yet again.

Kay also seems to be a very pragmatic type of person, who takes life as it is. He accepts his fate without flinching and even tells the brothers that they will have to kill Drake in order to defeat the Shadow Horseman, as there is no other solution. He doesn't like the idea of giving up and is determined to pursue his goals. He begs Lord Kingstone to let him train the brothers and tries to persuade him in every way possible.

## History

Kay's past is unknown, for the most part, as he seems to be quite the reserved type of person. He used to be an elemental knight in the past, but later became a bounty hunter for unknown reasons.

Two years before meeting Frederick and Nigel, during a stormy night, Kay managed to find the Shadow Horseman's mansion. He entered the residence and fought against the evil entity, who, by that time, had already taken possession of Drake's body. The bounty hunter states that he will kill him, in order to quench his thirst for vengeance and to get payed. Unfortunately, during the fight, he has the worst and gets brutally injured by his opponent. The Shadow Horseman reveals to Kay, that he sees humans as inferior beings, who deserve to be used as pawns, The evil individual later teleports Miriam and keeps her hostage, causing Kay to rush towards him in a fit of anger. The man only manages to grab Miriam's pendant and soon finds out that the Shadow Horseman's body doesn't actually belong to him.

The bounty hunter still tries to fight, using the elemental technique, but gets hit in the eye by the Shadow Horseman's darkness and blacks out. Later, Kay wakes up in a tavern and finds out he lost sight from his right eye. The man states that he would later gain his vision back alongside his new powers. Having failed his mission, Kay gets criticized by the people and doesn't get his payment. Determined to find out the truth about the Shadow Horseman's body and the young girl, Kay abandons his job as a bounty hunter and starts travelling around Tami, in the hopes of gaining more information. After years of investigations, he discovers about Frederick and Nigel's tragic accident and the fact that their siblings were non other than Drake and Miriam. Thus, he decides to reach out to the Kingstone brothers.

## Story

### Kay Hole Arc

Kay makes his debut in chapter 4 of the manga, as a mysterious individual standing by the side of the road, under a willow tree. He immediately introduces himself to the brothers by interrupting their conversation and offering his help. His suspicious behaviour, however, ends up making Frederick wary of him and soon the two start arguing with each other. Kay keeps teasing the young man by telling him he's aware of their past and what happened to Miriam and Drake. The mysterious man ultimately declares he will tell the two brothers the truth only if they will prove to be worthy.