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Surprisingly enough, no one seemed to object to the core of the plan. There was obvious concern voiced, but it was not to slaying Arceus. It was not the nature of the plan itself that seemed to worry the others, but the risk behind it. And it was dangerous to be sure. Archer had claimed it would happen "slowly", but it was hard to say. "...Well, you aren't exactly wrong, but you aren't exactly right. You're both thinking of Arceus as he's painted in the myths, which isn't exactly true."

How to put it, how to put it... It had to sound believable since he was straight out lying to them, but he couldn't be too far off the mark else it would interfere with his plans later. "Arceus... is more like a mechanic. He created this world and he created us, and through his efforts he corrects that which harms it. However, he is mortal--especially now. If we kill him, he will still 'exist' as a sort of ghost as we all do. Even should the world collapse, he will continue to exist so that he may one day form it once more. That being said, all of his power is being used to sustain the world. If we kill him, the world will begin to descend much faster than it is now, but it won't die immediately. If we act quickly, we might even have days before it's all gone." Well, probably, anyways. Who knew for sure? "As for having to kill him... it's because there's no other way. As I said before, he is mortal. He is polluted by his existence as a physical being. Suecra and Creaus would not enter him, the blade would simply kill him. I have an ally, however, who can draw back those who have died, even if it's against their will. Powerful creatures can break free if they choose, but if we draw Arceus back from the beyond and force his power back into him he should return to his core. Then he will be powerful enough to recreate his own body and correct the balance."

That, of course, ignored the issue of the blade. "As for the blade, it has a crucial weakness, as does it's wielder. Creaus is corrupt and violent, we merely need to concoct a plan to draw her out. The blade itself is useless against normal mortal pokemon. So, we simply set a trap. We draw her out with legendary blood and the strongest of the mortals disarm her. Then, we simply pierce her. It gives us the weapon and both gods in one attack." They couldn't afford to divide up the actions. Not in the slightest. If they tried to do them distinctly, it wouldn't work. Restraining Creaus would be almost impossible, and even if they could the blade would disappear. Taking the blade would put Creaus into hiding.

So they simply needed to draw her out. Of course, the trick was pulling out JUST Creaus. If the managed to draw out the rest of the elite before they got the mirror, they were dead. She was incredibly stupid, though, so it could potentially be just as easy as waiting for her to leave the tower and then baiting her into an army.

"It's good to have you, Raith." A smile crossed Tolin's face. They were cocky bastards. But this was the group Alfred had sent for. Tolin knew little about them, but the Garchomp had to be immensely powerful. If he had a Raikou acting subservient to him, he had to be beyond the mortal parallel. Which was a bit of a concern, but things could be dealt with as they happened. "I trust Ivan informed you of the situation?"

The conversation was beginning to get farther and farther out of the realms of comfort, not that it was anywhere near it even at the start. What Pluto was doing quite well is to say what needed to be said, challenge what has been proposed, but make sure that if it has a chance he does not shoot it down needlessly.

Moreso than anyone else in the room, The old Leafeon had very strong Faith in The Original One, though he was not zealously religious. Arceus had blessed his family after all, and Pluto has felt the God's reassuring presence and power emanating from the Plate he wore since he had been only an Eevee. Especially now he could feel the weight of the chain acutely. This talk of Arceus in such an objective light was...upsetting, to say the least.

Pluto stayed silent, Frost having asked the question that needed to be asked. He was a little surprised to find out about Rebirth's past second-in-command, but considering what Rebirth was like before Alfred...yeah. At Raith's mention of having fought one of the elites -or possibly a mortal with the Pendant?- Rev asked the question pertinent to that. So he stayed silent, processing what he has heard, drawing from what he knows, and was already formulating the best way to prepare his guild for such a campaign, and made a mental tally of all the Pendants he knew of. Flying was with The Scyther, Ground with himself, Dark with the Mother Goddess, Dragon with the enemy...and as far as Pluto knew, the rest were either with the Elite or in the mortal world and couldn't tell which was where.

Suicune didn't feel that it was her place to speak or give input; she had been invited to simply listen. So she remained sitting in a shadowed corner, watching. Though most of those were assembled were mortal, they were highly regarded by other mortals and as she was within their walls, it would be disrespectful to disregard their ranking. She frowned at the mention of the Raikou volunteering as legendary bait though, and finally spoke up.

"I offer my help as well, if I may." It would suck just standing back and watching one of her fellow Beast Trio trying not to get murdered when she herself was also quick and agile, able to run and evade an attacking pursuer.