Fallen from Grace
An Assassination Classroom fic. Royal/Slave AU.
Ship: Karma Akabane x Nagisa Shiota.
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort.
Warnings: Abuse, Assault, Sexual Assault, Discrimination, +18 scenes, etc. If any of these topics make you uncomfortable or offend you in any way, I suggest you do not read this.

Chapter 9 (Queen Hiromi Exposed! Nagisa's Revelation Part 2)

Time was running out pretty quickly. …Now's not the time to sit and think! I thought. I just can't let her get away with this delusional act and think everything is normal. She's hiding the fact that I'm alive by thinking I'm dead all of this time. She was commiting very serious crimes while on the throne, not even royalty can get away with all of this. We're talking about… practice of slavery, conspiracy to kidnap, and attempted regicide.
I sighed and walked back inside the mansion with the redhead, who glanced back for a moment to think…
Right now he needs my support the most… No, not just me, everyone… The whole kingdom needs to know who's underneath that mask of hers. That cursed Queen needs to pay for all the suffering Nagisa's been through in her own hands… But… Arresting the Queen will only be the beginning of this war, not the end, because my Dad… and those goddamn traders… They might be plotting something worse than the Queen's plans. We have to be careful, who knows if those bastards will come for Nagisa again…?

I walked inside my bedroom in tears. Yes.. she was my mother, the one who brought me into this world. But… I cannot let what she did to me slide. The burns on my back ache like hell, which reminded me of those cursed days in that damned prison. I started undressing and stayed away from the mirror just to avoid looking back at the reflection of my wounds.
"O-Ouch..!" I winced while looking at my bandaged hand. It still stung from the wounds of the punch I gave to the mirror earlier. My long hair was down and my bangs were swept to the side as I now slid into a beautiful, blue and red royalty kimono.

I then got out of my room, even though my face still had fresh tear stains from crying a bit. Karma blushed at the sight and his eyes widened a bit, he was already dressed up to go to tonight's festival, where the Queen and the rest of the subjects will be present.

Just like in my flashbacks… when we were young… He's even more gorgeous now, even with the burns and wounds…

Karma cleared his throat quickly to snap out of his thoughts. "Damn, sorry. Anyway… shall we get going now?" He asked before I nodded quietly and Karma accompanied me towards the carriage along with Rio, Isogai, Kaede, and Maehara, who also helped me get in.
I could feel my body shaking a bit from how nervous I felt. Having Karma this close to me inside the carriage…
"Relax, alright? You're going to be okay, we're here." Kaede reassured with a gentle smile and Karma nodded. "She's right, you're not alone in this. We're in this together."

As we arrived at the festival site, Karma and Kaede helped me out of the carriage, even though my hands were shaking uncontrollably. I looked around for my mother, or in other words… the Queen. She was nowhere to be found for a few minutes. The crowd of subjects that could see me started to quietly mumble questions.
"That face… it's so familiar… could it be…?"
"I… don't know? But the resemblance to the Queen and King… it's so obvious for some reason…"

Royalty didn't usually show up until later in the evening. Karma walked next to me, leaving Isogai, Rio, Kaede, and Maehara to follow them at a distance, just in case. The redhead's hand brushed against the back of my left hand, trying to reassure me that I wasn't alone. "You have the ring? We have to make sure everyone can see it so she can't possibly deny you in public." Karma asked, even though I flinched at the touch of my hand a bit. I nodded quietly before I raised my head up a bit. Karma smiled and gave me a little thumbs up, trying to be as supportive as he could. "You've got me behind you all the way." He spotted the Queen walking in with a few of her guards, and took a deep breath to settle himself. "I'll let you take the lead on this, but if you need any help just let me know and I can speak up."

I nodded at the redhead before the Queen started to speak. I had an angry, but calm look at the same time, determined. I wanted to unmask this monster of a mother right in front of the people so she pays for what I had suffered, kidnapping, torture, rape, so many things…

"My faithful subjects! I am here to announce my pregnancy of my new child. As my poor late child is gone, I–!"

"Enough! This facade needs to stop, tell them the truth!" I bellowed all of a sudden, which caught the subjects, the Queen, and the guards by surprise.

"What the..?!" The woman gasped before glaring coldly as she glanced around and spotted my blue hair in the crowd, before pretending not to have heard anything. The noise of the crowd started to die down as people spotted me stepping up to where everyone could see me, with Karma next to me. As soon as they saw me dressed in such a regal looking kimono, whispers started up around me. The King, Shiota Kaito, looked like he might be about to cry, but Hiromi tried to keep it together. "Aren't you the slave that tried to scam me this morning?"
I ignored the Queen's question while I breathed in to speak. "Queen Hiromi Shiota... Has fooled you all. She made up this lie that I was dead during the day of my kidnapping. And I'm here, to unmask her and suggest she pays for the suffering that I went through... All because Queen Hiromi wanted a female in the first place, out of pure spite and hate!"I spoke in a high voice, the servants watched. Rio smirked and she giggled. "Go get her, sweetie.."

Karma smirked at Hiromi a bit evilly, while the Queen's mouth dropped open. "That… you… you're an imposter! I would never… how dare you..." Karma whispered. "Bring it home, Nagisa. Show everyone your proof… Your Grace.~" The King looked at me desperately for any sign that I was definitely his son.
I gave everyone a serious look before showing the ring on my finger. "This ring, is a clear answer to where I was before being kidnapped and sold to slave traders. A beautiful ring, that..." I paused before turning my gaze to my loving father, "the King, or my loving father has given me during my childhood." I continued, even though it was a bit embarrassing, I slipped my kimono robe down a bit to show a bit of the horrible wounds as a result. "Is this… what you want for your family and friends…? For your own greed and selfishness?!" I raised my voice as I showed anger and sadness about this, every time I spoke, my voice cracked a bit. I started to sob.

"Nobody deserves to suffer like I did! The slavery in the kingdom needs to be stopped! We cannot simply tolerate this type of treatment. Rich or poor, nobody deserves these wounds, these markings! Not to mention the psychological damage I suffered!"

The whispers in the crowd started to sound angry, as the King teared up and finally spoke up. "I gave my son that ring on his 8th birthday! There is no mistaking it!" Hiromi's face was cherry red at this point, and she pointed at me as she finally lost it. "YOU WERE NEVER THE RIGHT ONE TO RULE! I WAS DOING US ALL A FAVOR GETTING RID OF YOU, YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE BRAT!" The guard who had recognized me before cut her off as he snapped cuffs around Hiromi's wrists. "You are under arrest for the practice of slavery, conspiracy to kidnap, and attempted regicide."

I gasped a bit before glancing at her, I sniffled and wiped some tears away before commanding the guard. "Take her away..." I sighed before I let out more sobs. This hurt to tell everyone else. Karma knew I wouldn't want to be touched, but he had an idea, and had brought along a cozy blanket. He pulled it out now and draped it over my shoulders, so that I could feel comfort without anyone actually touching me. The King and the other guards were rushing forward, and Karma called out as he was shoved aside. "I'll be here if you need anything at all!"

The King rushed forward to hug me, but stopped when he saw me flinching away from the touch. He knelt down and bit his lip, tears still flowing down his cheeks. "My boy… My poor boy, I'm so sorry. I tried to find you, but I couldn't stop this… will you ever forgive me?"

**Chapter 9 End**

**Still breathing over here! The battle is not over yet! The Queen is out of the picture for now, but who knows what will happen next?!**