Both angels and angel monsters were created to protect the Ancient of Days, Holy Creator, not mankind or creation. This is something humankind should keep in their thoughts as they proceed. Because, as they come to guide mankind and do the will of God, they are preprogrammed to protect God if God is over-extended or in danger from the evil force. Mankind will only thrive if they align with the angels and angel monsters.
There are elements of reality that are beyond human abilities in terms of imagination and science, yet we shall tell it as if it were no more than two puddles of liquids, each seeking to expand its boarders. Let us say that one is blue and the other is yellow, where they bump into one another there is a green hue, a blending that neither puddle is comfortable with. This green is the battle frontier. Your world is in such a frontier. The puddles are the god force and the evil force, as such your world is a confusing mess of love and emotional indifference, of profound beauty and profound suffering. In short, the sooner you learn how to pick a side and stick to it, the sooner it the battle will end. When you are conscious of this battle then victory is a matter of time. Every species that awakens choses love. The question, alas, is if the dominant species wakes up in time to save themselves. If not, then the "match" is reset, as callous as that sounds, we are fighting evil itself. That is your reality. Your myths are trying to get you all to that point of comprehension with different settings and names for characters. If you can save creation then you have generations to enjoy thinking about how those myths knit together and what they all mean. Right now, focus on the reduction of suffering, protection of your planet, and increasing love. Think pragmatically. Use science. Think with philosophy that is rooted in love. Once Earth is won, we in the other realms can move on to renovate more hells into heavens. It's what we do.
When you work for the benefit of all humanity, appreciated or not by your contemporaries or community, the good universe colludes to raise you up and bring opportunities. The evil force will do the opposite. When you learn how to make each curse a blessing, to learn from pain and be led through your sense of love and integrity, then you win great things for all. That is the way of the hero and the hera.
The protectors are who you cry out to when the evil force comes. They are the guardians of heaven who will seek out the heroes they need to bring change where change is required. They are pragmatism, mercy and the power of love. They are the angels that kick ass and take names.
Flow Riders learn how to hear and then successfully ignore the evil force, to filter it out and only tune into the good force. It is a trial of madness and success is rare. Yet the graduates of the program bring so much to humanity. They are our superheroes. Our role models. The programme only takes the best and runs lifelong programs of support for those who are fried by the process.