To flee an arranged marriage, Hiccup fakes his death and leaves Berk with Toothless. Time passes and he joins the raids as Drake Riddari. In desperation, daughters are offered to win his favor but all rejected except one who is saved from being abused. After being marked a traitor, for Hiccup to be happy he has to prove he's innocent by stopping the raids. HiccupXOC pairing!

Everyone in the world is born with a Special Gift; something that makes them unique, that makes them feel worthy and makes them worth keeping in a tribe. Hiccup thinks he knows what his Special Gifts are; he was born with them, after all. But is he right? -AR, retelling. Not the sci-fi-esque story this summary implies. Complete as of the thrice-updated epilogue; revision's hard.