Horrorterrors fail to break the inevitable

The gods seem really desperate to destroy this code and break the endless loop of destruction that leads to the emergence of Lord English, even though they must know they can't stop it. It doesn't seem that clear why they'd be so desperate to prevent something they know is predestined to happen—until we start seeing some of the destructive potential of LE in Act 6. Then, in Act 7, it becomes super clear why they'd want to stop it. In the end, HS is a tragic tale about billions of hideous eldritch monsters who try in vain to avert their own demise, in order to continue being innocently unfathomable and nefarious for eternity. So sad.

-Homestuck book 3 page 361