Cain Hargreaves

Cain Hargreaves is a character from The Cain Saga.

His full name is Cain C. Hargreaves, Earl of Cornwall.

Appearance
Cain is a black-haired young man who appears to be of average height. His eyes have been noted to appear golden, while it is actually green with a tinge of gold. He is considered very handsome, pale-skinned, and slim by other characters in the manga. Oscar also noted that Cain was very light in one of the chapters.

He often wears a white shirt, black trousers, and black vest. When heading out, he often wears a black coat.

There had been instances in the manga where Cain wore a disguise. His disguises include a blonde young man, a bespectacled young man and a foreign woman.

Story (Spoilers Ahead)
Main protagonist and the antihero of the series. He has golden green eyes as a result of being a child born of incest, his father Alexis Hargreaves and his mother Augusta Hargreaves, the older sister of Alexis. As a child, Cain was often physically and mentally abused by Alexis. Alexis whipped Cain everyday, which resulted in a 'stigma' of scars on Cain's back. Furthermore, Alexis also killed Cain's pets to cause him misery. His stepmother, Lenora Hargreaves, tried to kill Cain when she believed that he was getting in the way of the love Alexis never had for her, only to be poisoned by Alexis. His abuse continued up until Cain was twelve. During this time, Cain meets Riff, who was sent by Alexis to be Cain's servant. Cain soon became attached to Riff, and Riff became the first person Cain trusts.

The scars on Cain's back was still apparent at the time of the story, and does not let anyone but Riff touch them. The only people he trusts are his valet Riff and half-sister Mary Weather. In the beginning of the story, Cain fears becoming like his father, because he fell in love with his cousin, Suzette.

Forgotten Juliet Arc
Cain made his first appearance during the Forgotten Juliet arc, with a cloth covering half his face while he was digging on his cousin Suzette's grave. The next day, Cain appeared at Suzette's house and talked briefly with her mother, revealing that Suzette was her stepdaughter. Later that day, Suzette really made her appearance at her house, and killed her stepmother. Cain picked her up with a carriage and brought her to his residences.

When Suzette almost killed Ariel, the florist, Cain gives him the antidote, and shows Ariel his poison collection. He explained that the poison in Suzette's body is named 'Emerald Forest', and that it came from his collection.

It turned out that Suzette had requested Cain's help to act out Romeo and Juliet by faking death, believing that her lover will come and rescue Suzette to run away with her. However, Suzette's lover never came.

Cain resolved during that time that he will be the one to cure Suzette of her broken heart, showing his love for her. However, Suzette found her lover, Ariel's uncle who was about to get married in the church. Suzette proceeded to kill both herself and her lover with the Emerald Forest poison, while Cain came too late to stop her.

Later Cain was seen at Suzette's grave, proclaiming that he really did loved Suzette to Ariel.

Bibi the Branded Arc
Cain received a letter from his uncle, Leland Russel, asking for help. Leland had received a letter from his dead daughter, Madeline. Cain accompanied him to the meeting place and prevented Madeline from killing Leland. While stopping her, Cain noticed a mark on Madeline's palm, which looked like a mark branded upon witches.

Cain followed Madeline to the backdoor of a brothel, and discovered that Madeline works at the brothel under the name Beatrice, called Bibi for short. Cain had a short conversation with Bibi, and realized that he had met Bibi while he was staying at Leland's house six years ago.

Cain had Riff investigate the lives of the Russel family. After hearing the results of Riff's investigation, Cain went to the brothel again and bought Bibi from her mother. He brought Bibi back to his house, but refused to sleep with her.

Cain started having suspicions regarding Bibi's identity, and he wen to Leland's house to confirm it. He realized the truth behind the case fter seeing Madeline's pendant, and borrowed from Leland. He explained to Bibi that Bibi is actually Madeline who was hypnotized into believing that she is Bibi. However, Bibi's mother came and hit Cain in the head.

Cain managed to escape from Bibi's mother by poisoning her. However, Cain was too late to save Leland and Madeline. He arrived only to see a dead Leland, while Madeline was dying. Her pendant was opened, revealing a picture of a younger Cain, whom Madeline was in love with as a child. Madeline begged Cain to shoot her with the gun, and Cain concurred.

Cain then go back to his house and had his wounds treated by Riff, while confessing that he was the one who killed Madeline.

The Death of Cleo Dreyfus Arc
Cain visited the house of his recently-deceased friend, Cleo Dreyfus. He suspected that Cleo was killed by his brother, Orlando Dreyfus. He told Orlando that although he cannot bring him to justice through the law, he is a cruel person. Orlando then noticed that his teacup was black, the same characteristics as the poison he used to kill his brother Cleo.

Orlando escaped from the house, but he fell from a cliff and died. During his funeral, it was revealed that Cain did not really poison Orlando, and the black substance on his teacup was merely ink.

Riff Raffit
Riff was Cain's valet and the head butler at his estate. He was the first person Cain has ever trusted, and possibly the only one Cain trusted between ages twelve to seventeen.

Riff serves all of Cain's needs, including dressing him, cooking for him, and making tea for him. Cain has stated many times that he will never drink tea prepared by anyone but Riff.

To Cain, Riff is a friend, a true companion, a loyal servant, and support. Cain wholeheartedly believes that Riff will never ever betray him. Riff, supposedly, also views Cain as his friend, true companion, and his eternal master, as he had told Cain that he will accompany him even to hell.

Cain seemed to be very dependent on Riff, and has once threatened Riff that if Riff ever betrays him, Cain will go and die.

Mary Weather
Mary Weather is Cain's half-sister, younger than him by seven years. She was determined to take revenge on the Hargreaves family for believing they were behind the murder of her mother. It was later revealed to be not the case. Instead, she committed suicide to keep her daughter safe from the man she had long been on the run from. Since then, Mary was taken into the Hargreaves mansion receiving nobility training, including piano playing, social studies, and etiquette lessons.

Cain is very protective of Mary, often disallowing her to leave the house and go unaccompanied, which sometimes annoys Mary. However, they both know that Cain cares for her very much, even after realising that Mary was not actually related to him. (She is the child born between Allegra Duke and the head butler of the Hargreaves at the time of her employment.) Cain told his uncle, Neil, that because of Mary, he was able to believe that he can love someone who does not share his blood.

Neil Hargreaves
Neil is Cain's uncle, and guardian after the false death of his father Alexis.

Oscar Gabriel
Oscar is the son of Baron Gabriel who was very keen to take Mary's hand in marriage. Cain disapproved of this, however he shows a great deal of trust towards Oscar. Cain sometimes assigned Oscar to protect and take care of Mary when he is not able to.

Facts

 * Cain, along with Jizabel may be representation of the Cain and Abel of the Bible. Ironically, Jizabel is the one aiming for Cain's life in this case, although he never really killed him until the end.
 * The scars on his back are still apparent five years after the beatings stopped.
 * Riff is the only one allowed to touch Cain's scars.
 * Cain is a ladies man.
 * He is often protective of his sister, Merriweather.
 * Cain died smiling in Riff's arms, implying a peaceful death with the one he loved, contrary to Alexis' threats that Cain will always be alone.
 * The last moments of Cain's life was never revealed, although he was shown to be holding Suzette's ring on his palm and his back was facing Riff in their embrace.