Short Story Time!

So here's a quick post of the first paragraph of my new short story I am working on. I am hoping this will one day get published in either Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, or if it decides to take a more sci-fi turn, maybe in Asimov's. Either would be a dream come true.

Nereush, at first, walked alone. He was a tall man, olive-toned, baked in the sun, his skin weather-beaten from his time in the mountains of his homeland. His features were square and solid, and though he was thin, his body, too, was square-built. His muscles were not developed enough for him to be assumed a laborer, and he was not slight enough to be an ascetic Christianos, a Follower of the Son, whose lives were spent in devotion and fasting. Nereush was average, with a friendly, open face, and compassionate demeanor, which made him the best in his tribe to undertake his current mission.

And yes, this may sound slightly religious, and it is sort of a religious story, but I am an Agnostic and so this is told from the standpoint of someone who doesn't care either way what people believe. It will be faithful to the Christian faith because the story requires it. It doesn't condemn it or uplift it, it just talks about it. We'll see.