Glad you enjoyed it =D
From the professor’s notes: The black orb is called Guardian. Guardian is a Dimensional like Warp and Mini. Guardian is not aggressive in nature. In fact, you can chat with Guardian. If you can reach it in it’s nest, Guardian is quite agreeable. When one of it’s puzzles is activated, it simply does it’s job.
They added a Warp to this area so you don’t get stuck in the Guardians nest. As you can see from the bones, some did not make it out of the Fireball puzzle.