It only seems like eternity, because it has been going on forever. But these beings only recently ascended to the 4th dimension. I have the distinct impression, that this is what the fall of Atlantis was all about. There ground work for control took a very long time to come to fruitation, but the cycle of negativity is changing.
They are still here on earth, below an ocean, or below the ground somewhere. Maybe this is where the battle will be fought, maybe they need to be offered the way to the creator, instead of believing they are the creator, maybe they will accept. But maybe negativity is to well embedded, in which case they will need to be weaned from their source of food. Perhaps then, they will realize that there is a better way, and they too will be enlighted. Either way, it will be a choice made of freewill.