All Kiuses believe that when any living creature dies - Kius or animal, their soul travels along the Moon Path - a course whose resting places are located on each of their three moons.

The God of Death guides a person from the moment of death to each of the stops until they reach Shuko. Along the way the soul is allowed to stay at the each of the moons as long as they wish, though it's common belief they remain no longer than one moon cycle at any one place.

The first step is green Pako, believed to be a lush, vibrant place abundant with any food one could wish for. It is believed the departed watch their loved ones from this high vantage point and come to terms with being separated from them.

Next is the slightly larger Bako where one finds the Waters of Forgetfulness. The soul is welcome to drink their fill and in doing so they forget their past pains and sorrows, as well as enjoy healing of any ailment that was with them when they died. Because this moon is the speediest in its orbit, it is believed people linger here the least, for once free of their past existence they are eager to climb the last step to radiant Shuko where they can terry with the gods and where the Fires of Life forge their souls anew for their next rebirth.

At this point the soul is now under the jurisdiction of the Goddess of Children who - when the soul is called by a couple praying for a child - leads the renewed soul back down the Path to Bako again. This time the Waters the person drinks of will sustain the soul during the long wait in the womb. It is believed this is the water that is spilled during labor.

Again the soul visits Pako and enjoys a last meal of the divine food, also to sustain them until birth.

Lastly the Goddess of Children leads the soul to the womb of its mother and the body it will inhabit in its next life. This joining of the body and soul is traditionally when the mother becomes telepathically aware of the life inside her. Though this moment actually happens a month or two after conception, she does not know, nor is considered pregnant until this point.