Chaos Imminent
Immediately shutting down every mana wielding artefact(ed) resources, leaving the entire Holy Kingdom with nothing to protect themselves with.
Still, under Thorley's rule and commands, everybody did their absolute best to protect the other, with their homes literally collapsing under their feet.
And,
Until just before the entire Holy Kingdom was tilted, Thorley's command remained absolute, but even it seemed inevitable, a new command rippled throughout the lands he ruled, and everybody who could, returned to the Holy Temple, and
"Divine Dome" With an inexplicably loud yet subtle roar, under the eyes of the inhabitants of the Holy Kingdom, a golden hue manifested to veil that magnanimous yet humongous Holy Temple within a colossal dome.