Les Bijoux Series by Eun-Ha Jo

Lapis, the cursed son of a hunchback and a dwarf, lives in a world divided into 12 independent mine states ruled by a higher class called the Habits. The Habits use the enslaved lower class, the Spars, as their labour power in the mines. However, an ancient prophecy foretells that there will be a chosen one who'll overthrow the ruling class and bring fortune back to the land... moreLapis, the cursed son of a hunchback and a dwarf, lives in a world divided into 12 independent mine states ruled by a higher class called the Habits. The Habits use the enslaved lower class, the Spars, as their labour power in the mines. However, an ancient prophecy foretells that there will be a chosen one who'll overthrow the ruling class and bring fortune back to the land. Wheels of destiny are set into motion when proud and bumptious lord Diamond, who is a member of the Habits, cruelly kills Lapis’ parents and thus leaves the young man in a craving for vengeance. Lapis, however, won’t have his retribution with an easy cost as by his curse he is turn into a woman, Lazuli, who eventually falls in love with Diamond. less

Lapis gains new allies and new enemies as he assumes his role as the one who will overthrow the tyrannical Habit.

Kicking the habit... After Lapis is rescued by Silica, he finds himself recuperating in Sable Mine, where a tyrannical ruler name Pyrope suppresses the people with a heavy water tax and threatens brutality and oppression if they don't pay up. To help the citizens who hunger for change, Lapis comes up with an ingenious plan to quench their thirst for justice.

Kicking the habit... After Lapis is rescued by Silica, he finds himself recuperating in Sable Mine, where a tyrannical ruler name Pyrope suppresses the people with a heavy water tax and threatens brutality and oppression if they don't pay up. To help the citizens who hunger for change, Lapis comes up with an ingenious plan to quench their thirst for justice.

In this dramatic end of "Les Bijoux," Diamond discovers the truth of his forbidden lover. Will he be compelled to kill Lapis or persist in loving Lazuli?