This concept is a little odd, so just bear with it.  And speaker is referred to as 'it' which may be a bit confusing.  Please review, both on the story and idea, so I can know if it's worth continuing.  Remember: REVIEW!

            Speaker for Dragons opened its eye, and looked around.  It sat in a small clearing.  Beyond the grass was forest.  Good.  Speaker knew that his kind ruled here, and that it was safe Speaker raised its hands to eye-level to inspect them, flexing the fingers, balling them into fists.  There was a spring in the middle of the clearing, and the water in one of the pools was calm enough that speaker could see its reflection.  Speaker was pleased.  Its body was essentially human, save the slit pupil eyes and bits of red crystal which poked through the skin here and there.  Speaker's hair was long, and forest green, like its mottled green clothing (a simple tunic and pants).  If speaker stood still while hiding in the brush, it would be near invisible.  Speaker wondered at the crystals in its skin, and at its entire purpose for its being.  That was when the voice first came.  It was a voice in his head, and sounded like on composed of many.  We are pleased that you are awake.  We have made you for a purpose.  You must go to the humans, and you must stop them from what they are doing and if possible repair what they have done to us.  But you do not yet know what these things are.  We will explain momentarily.  Do not worry for your safety, you are well protected.  The crystals in you skin are bits of the hearts of several volunteers among us.  They contain great energy, and will allow you to do many things, among them, they will help you defend yourself and attack others.  Now we will move on to what you must stop the humans from doing.

            For many years, the humans have raided our graves for the hearts of our dead.  They use the hearts for their machines.  Until recently, mostly they were used for peaceful endeavors.  We did not mind this so much.  But now, the humans use the hearts of our dead for war.  And they will kill us who live for our hearts as well.  You must go to the humans, and you must try to get them to stop using our hearts for war, and especially try to get them to stop killing is for them.  That is all for now.  We will contact you again later.

            And the voice was gone as quickly as it had come.  Speaker hadn't needed to be told who 'we' was.  It knew that.  But speaker did not know where it was.  Speaker knew, somehow, where each different country lay, and could find his way if he could just locate some landmark.  It turned full circle, and decided to just head off in a random direction, and to search for signs of human habitation as it went.  Speaker began walking.

            It was not long before it encountered the first few signs of humans having been through this forest.  Clumsy humans at that.  There were footprints (they had been stupid enough to walk through leave-covered mud) and markings on the trees, apparently so they could find their way.  Speaker snorted.  It was rather sad that humans could get lost in a forest without marking their way.  Speaker knew that would never happen to it.  There was a small sound which did not belong, and it was above and behind speaker.  Speaker whirled just in time to raise a hand a cringe at an arrow headed for its head.  But as soon as the tip of the arrow came within an inch of speaker's hand, a flame appeared and burned it to nothing.  This continued for the length of the arrow, and the net effect was that it looked like the arrow hit his hand got shorter and shorter (while in a constant flame) and then was gone.  Of course, this all happened in about a second.  Speaker was angry that something, no, someone, would try to kill him.  Speaker looked up to the source of the arrow (a man perched in a tree) and leaped.  Speaker knew how it would find human cities.

            I know the first chapter is short, but I want to see what people think before I keep going.  So now it's time for the message that follows every story everywhere.  Oh and I forget to mention I don't own Escaflowne or any characters portrayed in it.  But now back to the message that everyone loves!  PLEASE REVIEW!