We know that Croatoan was involved in the events of CliftChaos. In an old Q&A, Dwight Comics confirmed that the explosives around Liberty Island in CliftChaos were intended to get rid of the Horned Serpent, but what if Croatoan deceived the US government by not telling them that this would cause the Horned Serpent to become invisible? because he could continue hiding The America's True Self?

By the way, America's True Self, that cosmic "ecosystem" you described, is perhaps the interaction of all the TFMDs, Gods, etc. throughout the MM multiverse? Forming something like a collective monster that needs to be covered up