  At the heart of the maze waits the one the ziggurat was raised to hold. It is a demon, and no small one. It works spells the way a soldier works a blade, calling fire and worse upon any who reach its chamber.
<~><~>  Within its chamber beats a Demon Heart, and it is that heart, not the stone, that holds the whole place under its seal. Take the heart and the binding fails. Whether that is a wise thing to do is a question you should answer before you ever draw your weapon.
